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Книги Alfred W. Crosby

Alfred W. Crosby - автор 2 книг. Из известных произведений можно выделить: Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900, Children of the Sun: A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite For Energy. Все книги можно читать онлайн и бесплатно скачивать на нашем портале.

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Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900
Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900

People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world--North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain because in many cases they were achieved by using firearms against spears. Alfred Crosby, however, explains that the Europeans' displacement and replacement of the native peoples in ...

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Children of the Sun: A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite For Energy
Children of the Sun: A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite For Energy

We don’t often recognize the humble activity of cooking for the revolutionary cultural adaptation that it is. But when the hearth fires started burning in the Paleolithic, humankind broadened the exploitation of food and took one of several great leaps forward. All life on earth is dependent on energy from the sun, but one species has evolved to be especially efficient in tapping that supply. T...