Trees, Woods and Forests: A Social and Cultural History
Author: Charles Watkins
Format: Paperback, 312 pages, 156mm x 234mm
Published: 2016, Reaktion Books, United Kingdom
Genre: Geography & Earth Science: Textbooks & Study Guides
Throughout human history our relationship with trees, woods and forests has remained central to the development of our technology, culture and expansion as a species. In this engaging book Charles Watkins examines and challenges our historical andmodern attitudes to wooded environments, and our continuing anxiety about humanity's impact on these natural realms.
Charles Watkins is professor of rural geography at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is coauthor of Uvedale Price 1747-1829: Decoding the Picturesque and The British Arboretum: Science, Trees and Culture in the Nineteenth Century.
Throughout human history our relationship with trees, woods and forests has remained central to the development of our technology, culture and expansion as a species. In this engaging book Charles Watkins examines and challenges our historical andmodern attitudes to wooded environments, and our continuing anxiety about humanity's impact on these natural realms.
Charles Watkins is professor of rural geography at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is coauthor of Uvedale Price 1747-1829: Decoding the Picturesque and The British Arboretum: Science, Trees and Culture in the Nineteenth Century.