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Guano and the opening of the Pacific world : a global ecological history / Gregory T. Cushman.
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TextSeries: Studies in environment and historyPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.Description: xxii, 392 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781107655966
- Guano -- Peru -- History
- Guano industry -- Pacific Area -- History
- Guano -- Social aspects -- History
- Guano -- Environmental aspects -- History
- Phosphate industry -- History
- Human ecology -- History
- Peru -- Environmental conditions
- Pacific Area -- Commerce -- History
- Pacific Area -- Environmental conditions
- 631.8660985 CUS 23
Contents:
Prologue -- The Guano Age -- Neo-Ecological Imperialism -- Where Is Banaba? -- Conservation and the Technocratic Ideal -- The Most Valuable Birds in the World -- When the Japanese Came to Dinner -- The Road to Survival -- Guano & the Blue Revolution.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-358) and index.
Prologue -- The Guano Age -- Neo-Ecological Imperialism -- Where Is Banaba? -- Conservation and the Technocratic Ideal -- The Most Valuable Birds in the World -- When the Japanese Came to Dinner -- The Road to Survival -- Guano & the Blue Revolution.
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