246 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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During the past 30 years, the relationship between humans and the environment has changed more drastically than during any previous period in human history. Local sustainable exploitation of natural resources has been overridden by global interests indifferent to the detrimental impact of their activities on local environments and their inhabitants. Increasingly efficient technology has reduced... Read more
INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSACTION EDITION PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION 1 INTRODUCTION 2 SETTLING THE HEMISPHERE 3 CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NUCLEAR AMERICA AND THE INTERMEDIATE AREA 4 ADAPTATION TO PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENTS: THE FORESTS, THE DESERTS, AND THE PLAINS 5 ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITATION ON CULTURAL COMPLEXITY: THE PACIFIC COASTS, THE MARGINALS, AND THE ARCTIC 6 PROBLEMS AND SPECULATIONS SELECTED REFERENCES SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS CREDITS INTRODUCTION INDEX
Biography
Betty Meggers
