Encountering the past in Nature: Essays in Environmental History

Timo Myllyntaus, Mikko Saikku, Alfred W. Crosby9780821413579, 0-8214-1357-0

A collection of essays offering various approaches to environmental history. Issues covered range from the intellectual formation of environmental concepts to case studies of forest history and animal extinction. Most essays focus on the issue of wilderness and the use of forest resources.