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1028210
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b782580
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Mappae mundi : : humans and their habitats in a long-term socio-ecological perspective : myths, maps and models /\ Bert de Vries and Johan Goudsblom (eds.).
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| Publication Statement
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Amsterdam :: Amsterdam University Press,, ©2003.
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1 online resource (470 pages) :: illustrations, maps (some color)
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| ISBN
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1417521651
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: 6610958769
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: 9048505089
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: 9053566554
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: 9781417521654
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: 9786610958764
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: 9789048505081
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: 9789053566558
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1280958766
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9053565353
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9053566554
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9781280958762
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9789053565353
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| Notes
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"Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu."
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"Second updated printing."
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-444) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Contents; Preface; Editors'Acknowledgement; 1. Introduction: Towards a Historical View of Humanity and the Biosphere; 2. Introductory Overview: the Expanding Anthroposphere; 3. The Holocene: Global Change and Local Response; 4. Environment and the Great Transition: Agrarianization; 5. Exploring the Past: on Methods and Concepts; 6. Increasing Social Complexity; 7. Empire: the Romans in the Mediterranean; 8. Understanding: Fragments of a Unifying Perspective; 9. Population and Environment in Asia since 1600 AD; 10. The Past 250 Years: Industrialization and Globalization.
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11. Back to Nature? The Punctuated History of a Natural Monument12. Conclusions: Retrospect and Prospects; Notes; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index of Subjects; Index of Names; Index of Geographic Names.
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| Abstract
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Never before in human society has the interaction of people and their natural environment been so complex. It is precisely this diversity that creates a need for a synthesis that transcends the boundaries of traditional academic fields. "Mappae Mundi.
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Human ecology.
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Écologie humaine.
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History.
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Human ecology.
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Humanities.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Human Geography.
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Society and social sciences.
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Sociology and anthropology.
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Mens en natuur.
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Sociale ecologie.
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| Dewey Classification
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304.2
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| LC Classification
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GF41.M356 2003eb
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42.90bcl
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74.13bcl
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| Added Entry
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De Vries, Bert.
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Goudsblom, Johan.
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Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (Netherlands)
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