Language:
English
Pages:
ix, 184 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Series Statement:
University of California Publications in Geography volume 18
Keywords:
Leeward Islands Geschichte
;
Kolonialgeschichte
;
Aruak
;
Karibe
;
Ethnographie
;
Beziehungen Mensch-Umwelt
;
Humanökologie
;
Umweltbelastung
;
Ethnobotanik
;
Geographie
;
Anthropogeographie
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: The "limestone Caribbees" -- Part One. The Present -- Climate -- Physique and soils -- Present vegetation -- Animal life -- Part Two. The Past -- Aboriginal times -- Explorers and buccaneers -- Early colonial times: 1632-1700 -- Mid-colonial time: 1700-1850 -- Late colonial times: 1850-1960 -- Part Three. The Future -- Degradation or conservation -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Systematic list of plants mentioned in the text -- Appendix B. Index to common names of plants mentioned in the text -- Literature cited -- Plates
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 158-164
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