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The Anthropology of Climate Change

An Historical Reader

Michael R Dove editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:14th Feb '14

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This timely anthology brings together for the first time the most important ancient, medieval, Enlightenment, and modern scholarship for a complete anthropological evaluation of the relationship between culture and climate change.

  • Brings together for the first time the most important classical works and contemporary scholarship for a complete historical anthropological evaluation of the relationship between culture and climate change
  • Covers the historic and prehistoric records of human impact from and response to prior periods of climate change, including the impact and response to climate change at the local level
  • Discusses the impact on global debates about climate change from North-South post-colonial histories and the social dimensions of the science of climate change.
  • Includes coverage of topics such as environmental determinism, climatic events as social catalysts, climatic disasters and societal collapse, and ethno-meteorology
  • An ideal text for courses in climate change, human/cultural ecology, environmental anthropology and archaeology, disaster studies,  environmental sciences, science and technology studies, history of science, and conservation and development studies
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I believe that Dove s book would serve as an excellent supplementary textbook for subjects on the anthropology of climate change because of its historical orientation. (The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 6 April 2015) strengthened by Dove s excellent introduction, in which he outlines key themes and situates each work Dove has assembled a collection that demonstrates how anthropology can enhance our understanding of the relationship between climate and society. (Anthem EnviroExperts Review, 1 October 2014)

ISBN: 9781118383551

Dimensions: 253mm x 180mm x 23mm

Weight: 717g

360 pages