Nature and the English Diaspora: Environment and History in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (Studies in Environment and History)

书籍介绍(英文)

This book is a comparative history of the development of ideas about nature, particularly of the importance of native nature in the Anglo settler countries of the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It examines the development of natural history, settlers’ adaptations to the end of expansion, scientists’ shift from natural history to ecology, and the rise of environmentalism. Addressing not only scientific knowledge but also popular issues from hunting to landscape painting, this book explores the ways in which English-speaking settlers looked at nature in their new lands.
Book Description
This book is a comparative history of the development of ideas about nature, particularly of the importance of native nature in the Anglo settler countries of the Unites States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It examines the development of natural history, settlers’ adaptations to the end of expansion, scientists’ shift from natural history to ecology, and the rise of environmentalism. Addressing not only scientific knowledge but also popular issues from hunting to landscape painting, this book explores the ways in which English-speaking settlers looked at nature in their new lands.


这本书是一本有关自然观念的发展史比较特别是在美国，加拿大，澳大利亚，新西兰等国英定居本地性质的重要性。它探讨了自然史的发展，定居者的适应化的扩张结束，科学家们转移到生态自然历史，以及环保上升。不仅涉及科学知识，同时还可以从狩猎问题山水画，这本书探讨了如何在讲英语的移民在新的土地性质研究。
图书简介
这本书是一本有关自然观念的发展史比较特别是在有关国家：美国，加拿大，澳大利亚，英国和新西兰定居的国家本土性质的重要性。它探讨了自然史的发展，定居者的适应化的扩张结束，科学家们转移到生态自然历史，以及环保上升。不仅涉及科学知识，同时还可以从狩猎问题山水画，这本书探讨了如何在讲英语的移民在新的土地性质研究。