Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (The Global Century Series)
- ISBN-10
- 0393321835
- ISBN-13
- 9780393321838
- Series
- Something New Under the Sun
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 421
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-04-17
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- J. R. McNeill
Description
Assesses the impact of humanity on twentieth century Earth, exploring the indirect effects of politics, international relations, technological change, key scientists, and environmental disasters and policies.
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