| Governing the Environment in the Early Modern World: Theory and Practice Subjects: Environment and Sustainability; Humanities; Language & Literature; Politics & International Relations; Environmental Policy; Environmental History; Environment & Philosophy; Environment & Society; Environmental Politics; History; Literature; Early Modern History 1500-1750; Social & Cultural History; Environmental History; Literary History; Literature by Period; Throughout the early modern period, scientific debate and governmental action became increasingly preoccupied with the environment, generating discussion across Europe and the wider world as to how to improve land and climate for human benefit. This discourse eventually promoted the reconsideration of long-held beliefs about the role of climate in upholding the social order, driving economies and affecting public health. This book offers a cultural and intellectual approach to early modern environmental history and will be of special interest to environmental, cultural and intellectual historians, as well as anyone with an interest in the culture and politics of environmental governance.
Sara Miglietti is an Assistant Professor of French Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. John Morgan is an environmental and social historian, and a Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Manchester, UK. |