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Civilizing Nature: National Parks in Global Historical Perspective (Environment in History: International Perspectives, 1) by Bernhard Gissibl, Sabine Hohler, Patrick K Kupper (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Civilizing Nature: National Parks in Global Historical Perspective (Environment in History: International Perspectives, 1) about?
National parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Since their first designation in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s they have become a global phenomenon. The development of these ecological and political systems cannot be understood as a simple reaction to mounting environmental problems, nor can it be explained by the spread of environmental sensibilities. Shifting the focus from the usual emphasis on national parks in the United States
Who reads Civilizing Nature: National Parks in Global Historical Perspective (Environment in History: International Perspectives, 1)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Bernhard Gissibl, Sabine Hohler, Patrick K Kupper (eds.)
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781782389088
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Nature, Economics
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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