A Forest Journey: The Role of Wood in the Development of Civilization
BY John Perlin
Published By W. W. Norton & Company
Year Published 1989
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is a contemporary view of the effects of wood, as used for building and fuel, and of deforestation on the development of civilization. The author narrates that without vast supplies of wood from forests, some of the great civilizations of the world would have never emerged. The abundance or scarcity of wood dictated the shape of culture, demographics, economies, internal and external politics, and technology of successive societies over the millennia.
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BY John Perlin
Published By W. W. Norton & Company
Year Published 1989
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is a contemporary view of the effects of wood, as used for building and fuel, and of deforestation on the development of civilization. The author narrates that without vast supplies of wood from forests, some of the great civilizations of the world would have never emerged. The abundance or scarcity of wood dictated the shape of culture, demographics, economies, internal and external politics, and technology of successive societies over the millennia.
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BY John Perlin
Published By W. W. Norton & Company
Year Published 1989
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is a contemporary view of the effects of wood, as used for building and fuel, and of deforestation on the development of civilization. The author narrates that without vast supplies of wood from forests, some of the great civilizations of the world would have never emerged. The abundance or scarcity of wood dictated the shape of culture, demographics, economies, internal and external politics, and technology of successive societies over the millennia.
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