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The burning earth a history

"Drawing on an extraordinarily rich diversity of primary sources, [Amrith] reckons with the ruins of Portuguese silver mining in Peru, British gold mining in South Africa, and oil extraction in Central Asia. He explores the railroads and highways that brought humans to new terrains of battle against...

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Main Author: Amrith, Sunil, 1979- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Human ecology > History.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > History.
Imperialism > Environmental aspects > History.
Mineral industries > Environmental aspects > History.
Natural resources.
Roads > Environmental aspects > History.
War > Environmental aspects.
Economic history.
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Table of Contents:
  • Dreams of escape
  • Nature and freedom
  • Part I. Seeds of change (1200-1800). Horizons of desire
  • Winds of death
  • Land and freedom
  • Suburbs of hell
  • Part II. Breaking the chains (1800-1945). Revolutions in life and death
  • Impossible cities
  • Nitrogen nightmares
  • War on earth
  • Part III. The human exception (1945-2025). Freedom's promise
  • The human condition
  • Burning forests
  • Tipping points
  • Four hundred parts per million...
  • Roads to repair.

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