Melville, Elinor G. K.

A plague of sheep : environmental consequences of the conquest of Mexico / Elinor G.K. Melville. - Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1994. - xiii, 203 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. - Studies in environment and history .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-196) and index.

052142061X (hardback)

93010662


Sheep--Ecology--History--Mexico--Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)--16th century.
Animal introduction--Environmental aspects--History--Mexico--Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)--16th century.
Grazing--Environmental aspects--History--Mexico--Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)--16th century.
Pastoral systems--Environmental aspects--History--Mexico--Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)--16th century.
Human ecology--History--Mexico--Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)--16th century.
Indians of Mexico--History--Mexico--Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)--16th century.


Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo, Mexico)--Environmental conditions--History.
Mexico--History--Conquest, 1519-1540.
Mexico--History--Spanish colony, 1540-1810.

SF375.5.M6 / M45 1994

304.27097246 MEL