Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 by Alfred W. Crosby (Contribution by), Donald Worster (Contribution by)

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Textbook (Paperback - REV)

  • 370pp
  • Sales Rank: 59,952

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  • ISBN-13: 9780521546188
  • Edition Description: REV
  • Edition Number: 1
  • Pub. Date: December 2003
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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  • Pub. Date: December 2003
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Format: Textbook Paperback, 370pp
  • Sales Rank: 59,952

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New edition of this classic work that evaluates the ecological reasons for European expansion.

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Biography

Alfred W. Crosby is a Professor Emeritus in American Studies, History and Geography at the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught for over 20 years. His previous books include America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918 (2nd Edition, Cambridge, 2003), Throwing Fire: Projectile Technology Through History (Cambridge, 2002), The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600 (Cambridge, 1997). The Measure of Reality was chosen by the Los Angeles Times as one of the 100 most important books of 1997.

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A very interesting readby Brittany22

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May 15, 2009: I personally think this book was quite interesting and that people that like history, especially European imperialism, would like this book. It was very academic, though Crosby did make a few attempts at humor once in awhile, and read a lot like a textbook. There were a few pictures, but were not really much to entertain a reader. Overall, the information was very enlightening, and I enjoyed thinking about things I hadn't ever given any thought to before. For one thing, I didn't realize that so many of our plants and animals that we have here in the U.S. were actually brought here by the Europeans. I really enjoyed one of Crosby's anecdotes in "The Fortunate Isles" chapter about rabbits. An explorer brought to the island Porto Santo (in the Madeiras) a family of rabbits and set them free, where they promptly began reproducing like, well, rabbits. They soon were so numerous that they overtook the land and the settlers could not grow anything that didn't get eaten by the rabbits. The people tried to kill them off, but eventually had to leave the island! I found this so amusing, that the settlers were defeated in that area by their own ecological ignorance and rabbits. Since I am not farmer, I don't think of rabbits as such a bad thing, and I certainly got a laugh out of that story.

This book was overall a very good, informative book and I'm glad I read it. The topic is quite fascinating and I really did learn a lot from Crosby. Although it could sometimes get long and boring, it was worth the read. I would recommend it to anyone, but especially to people that enjoy history.