Man and the natural world : changing attitudes in England 1500-1800

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Title:

Man and the natural world : changing attitudes in England 1500-1800

Author:

Thomas, Keith, 1933-

ISBN:

9780140073447

9780140146868

Personal Author:

Thomas, Keith, 1933-

Publication Information:

Harmondsworth, Middlesex : Penguin Books, 1984, c1983.

Physical Description:

425 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

General Note:

First published: London : Allen Lane, 1983.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subject Term:

Nature -- Public opinion.

Public opinion -- Great Britain.

Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- History.

Geographic Term:

Great Britain -- Civilization.

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... IIEMSA	General Books	33168023605112	304.20942 T458M 1984	1	Searching... Unknown

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An account of the changing attitudes in people towards nature and the environment between 1500-1800, and comparing and contrasting this with our present attitude towards it.

Summary

Why do we eat what we do? Why do we keep some animals as pets and eat others? Keith Thomas takes us on a engrossing journey to discover our strange relationship with animals and plants.

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