A Natural History of Man in Britain; Conceived as a Study of Changing Relations Between Men and Environments

Fleure, H J & Davies, M

ISBN 10: 1870630734 / ISBN 13: 9781870630733

Published by Bloomsbury Books, London, UK, 1989

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A record of man's influence on the peoples, landscape, settlements and environment in Britain through history. Includes numerous b/w photographs, maps and plans. 320pp. Name written on free end paper.

Seller Inventory # 207426

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Natural History of Man in Britain; Conceived as a Study of Changing Relations Between Men and Environments
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Books, London, UK
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1870630734
• ISBN 13: 9781870630733
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 850 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Geography
  • British & Irish History

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Synopsis

One of the aims of this series is to present a comprehensive survey of our natural history in relation to its background and environment. A first and vital consideration in a project of over fifty volumes is the study of man himself through the ages, against the very varied natural conditions afforded by the British Isles. A NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN IN BRITAIN is such a study. In the words of the editors, "we believe that it will contribute much to the outlook of man as one with nature, that alone can save our beautiful islands from wrongful changes, from the degradation and destruction which may result equally from unplanned development as from wrongly conceived planning."Surely no man, by academic training and subsequent studies, is so well fitted to undertake a review of this vast and complex field as Professor Fleure. His long association with the University of Wales at Aberystwyth and his later connection with the University of Manchester have given him distinctive viewpoints. It is now more than thirty years since he published his Human Geography in Western Europe and more than twenty years since, with the late H.J. Peake, he began that remarkable series of volumes, the Corridors of Time. We owe this book to a perfect combination of historian, anthropologist, geographer and naturalist. It is the fruit of a lifetime's gathering.