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A comparative environmental history using Australia as a case study. The 15 contributions also look at the US, South Africa, and Latin America in their exploration of environmental change as an unexplored aspect of colonialism. Specific topics include ecology and environmentalism in the Anglo settler colonies, water management in Australia, progressive heroes on Australia's ecological frontiers, and the Transvaal beef frontier as a locale for the discussion of markets and the ideology of development. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
