Record Details


Enlarge cover image for Man and nature / George Perkins Marsh ; edited by David Lowenthal ; with a foreword by William Cronon and a new introduction by David Lowenthal. Book

Man and nature / George Perkins Marsh ; edited by David Lowenthal ; with a foreword by William Cronon and a new introduction by David Lowenthal.

Marsh, George P. (George Perkins), 1801-1882 (Author). Lowenthal, David. (Added Author).

Summary:

In Man and nature George Perkins Marsh challenged the general belief that human impact on nature was generally benign or negligible and charged that ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean had brought about their own collapse by their abuse of the environment. By deforesting their hillsides and eroding their soils, they had destroyed the natural fertility that sustained their well-being. Marsh offered his compatriots in the United States a stern warning that the young American republic might repeat these errors of the ancient world if it failed to end its own destructive waste of natural resources. Marsh's ominous warnings inspired conservation and reform. In linking culture with nature, science with history, Man and nature was the most influential text of its time next to Darwin's On the Origin of Species, published just five years earlier. Although what we know and what we fear about the environment have vastly amplified since Marsh's day, his appraisal of forest cover and erosion remains largely valid, his cautions about watershed control still cognent, and his call for stewardship ever more pertinent.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0295983167
  • ISBN: 9780295983165
  • Physical Description: xxxviii, 472 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Man and nature ... was originally published in 1864. The edition edited by David Lowenthal was published by Harvard University Press in 1965 and is reprinted here"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword: A classic of conservation / by William Cronon -- Introduction to the 2003 edition / by David Lowenthal -- Preface -- Introductory -- Transfer, modification, and extirpation of vegetable and animal species -- The woods -- The waters -- The sands -- Projected or possible geographical changes by man.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Conservation of natural resources.

Search for related items by series

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library GF 31 .M36 2003 286665 Stacks Available -

Electronic resources

► Summaries & More
► Awards, Reviews, & Suggested Reads
► Shelf Browser
▼ MARC Record
LDR 05068cam a2200805 a 4500
00137689
003NWIC
00520151210220403.0
008030130r20031965wau b s001 0 eng
010 . ‡a2003040286
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)ocm51607599
040 . ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡cDLC ‡dC#P ‡dWSL ‡dBAKER ‡dNLGGC ‡dYDXCP ‡dBTCTA ‡dLVB ‡dUBA ‡dIAK ‡dDEBBG ‡dOCLCQ ‡dBDX ‡dOCLCF ‡dOCLCO ‡dOCLCQ
019 . ‡a224150082
020 . ‡a0295983167 ‡q(alk. paper)
020 . ‡a9780295983165 ‡q(alk. paper)
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)51607599 ‡z(OCoLC)224150082
05000. ‡aGF31 ‡b.M35 2003
08200. ‡a304.2 ‡221
084 . ‡a43.01 ‡2bcl
084 . ‡aAR 14300 ‡2rvk
1001 . ‡aMarsh, George P. ‡q(George Perkins), ‡d1801-1882.
24510. ‡aMan and nature / ‡cGeorge Perkins Marsh ; edited by David Lowenthal ; with a foreword by William Cronon and a new introduction by David Lowenthal.
260 . ‡aSeattle : ‡bUniversity of Washington Press, ‡c©2003.
300 . ‡axxxviii, 472 pages ; ‡c23 cm.
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
4901 . ‡aWeyerhaeuser environmental classics
500 . ‡a"Man and nature ... was originally published in 1864. The edition edited by David Lowenthal was published by Harvard University Press in 1965 and is reprinted here"--Title page verso.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
5050 . ‡aForeword: A classic of conservation / by William Cronon -- Introduction to the 2003 edition / by David Lowenthal -- Preface -- Introductory -- Transfer, modification, and extirpation of vegetable and animal species -- The woods -- The waters -- The sands -- Projected or possible geographical changes by man.
520 . ‡aIn Man and nature George Perkins Marsh challenged the general belief that human impact on nature was generally benign or negligible and charged that ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean had brought about their own collapse by their abuse of the environment. By deforesting their hillsides and eroding their soils, they had destroyed the natural fertility that sustained their well-being. Marsh offered his compatriots in the United States a stern warning that the young American republic might repeat these errors of the ancient world if it failed to end its own destructive waste of natural resources. Marsh's ominous warnings inspired conservation and reform. In linking culture with nature, science with history, Man and nature was the most influential text of its time next to Darwin's On the Origin of Species, published just five years earlier. Although what we know and what we fear about the environment have vastly amplified since Marsh's day, his appraisal of forest cover and erosion remains largely valid, his cautions about watershed control still cognent, and his call for stewardship ever more pertinent.
650 0. ‡aNature ‡xEffect of human beings on.
650 0. ‡aConservation of natural resources.
7001 . ‡aLowenthal, David.
830 0. ‡aWeyerhaeuser environmental classics.
85642. ‡3Book review (H-Net) ‡uhttp://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0d4y4-aa
85642. ‡3Book review (E-STREAMS) ‡uhttp://www.e-streams.com/es0611/es0611_2846.html
938 . ‡aBaker & Taylor ‡bBKTY ‡c24.95 ‡d18.71 ‡i0295983167 ‡n0004142443 ‡sactive
938 . ‡aBrodart ‡bBROD ‡n60002182 ‡c$24.95
938 . ‡aBaker and Taylor ‡bBTCP ‡n2003040286
938 . ‡aYBP Library Services ‡bYANK ‡n1944706
952 . ‡a51607599 ‡zDLC ‡dURI ‡hFull ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡nSummary ‡tContents ‡u20150822
952 . ‡a241103769 ‡zHLS ‡bHARVARD UNIV, HARVARD COL LIBR ‡hFull batch ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡u20100728
952 . ‡a241183486 ‡zHLS ‡bHARVARD UNIV, HARVARD COL LIBR ‡hFull batch ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡u20100723
952 . ‡a481904070 ‡zN15 ‡bNEW YORK UNIV, GROUP BATCHLOAD ‡hFull ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡u20100720
952 . ‡a190170939 ‡zPAU ‡bUNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA ‡hFull ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡u20100727
952 . ‡a489551306 ‡zTEU ‡bTEMPLE UNIV ‡hFull ‡u20100725
952 . ‡a176648614 ‡zZZX ‡bUNIV OF SOUTHERN CALIF, CALL LAW LIBR ‡hFull ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡nSummary ‡u20100625
952 . ‡a688796687 ‡zYUS ‡bYALE UNIV LIBR ‡hFull ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡u20120530
0291 . ‡aAU@ ‡b000024404624
0291 . ‡aDEBBG ‡bBV022435795
0291 . ‡aNLGGC ‡b24838435X
0291 . ‡aUNITY ‡b02709734X
0291 . ‡aYDXCP ‡b1944706
994 . ‡aZ0 ‡bWANIC
948 . ‡hNO HOLDINGS IN WANIC - 458 OTHER HOLDINGS
901 . ‡aocm51607599 ‡bOCoLC ‡c37689 ‡tbiblio

Log in to Evergreen

Forgot Your Password?