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Jungle: How Tropical Forests Shaped the World―and Us

byPatrick Roberts

Focused on how Tropical Forests Shaped the World―and Us, Jungle brings Patrick Roberts's historical account to a complex and consequential subject. The narrative identifies the people, decisions, and pressures that shaped the subject, then places those developments within the connected fields of history and science. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. Jungle leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

Basic Books

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

368

ISBN

9781541600096