Ecological Imperialism

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Ecological Imperialism is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that explains how European expansion succeeded largely through the biological and ecological impacts of introduced plants, animals, and diseases.

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Ecological Imperialism canonical 4
ecological imperialism 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
historical study
addresses demographic collapse of indigenous peoples
environmental consequences of empire
interaction between humans and ecosystems
appliesTo Neo-Europes
argues European domestic animals reshaped colonial landscapes
European weeds and crops displaced native flora
epidemic diseases devastated indigenous populations
introduced organisms transformed colonized environments
author Alfred W. Crosby
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
examines European colonization of Australasia
European colonization of southern Africa
European colonization of the Americas
European colonization of the Pacific
focusesOn animals
diseases
microorganisms
plants
genre environmental history
world history
hasPerspective interdisciplinary
influenced environmental history scholarship
global history of disease
studies of colonialism
keyConcept biological advantage of Europeans
disease exchange
ecological transformation of colonies
invasive species
language English
mainSubject Columbian Exchange
European expansion
biological exchange
ecological impacts of colonization
notableFor linking European imperial success to ecological factors
popularizing the term ecological imperialism
proposes European success in overseas expansion was largely biological
relatedWork Columbian Exchange
surface form: The Columbian Exchange
theoreticalFramework ecological history
environmental determinism
timePeriodCovered early modern period
post-1492 era
usesDiscipline ecology
epidemiology
geography
history

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Alfred W. Crosby notableWork Ecological Imperialism
Alfred W. Crosby notableIdea Ecological Imperialism
this entity surface form: ecological imperialism
The Measure of Reality relatedWork Ecological Imperialism
Children of the Sun relatedWork Ecological Imperialism
The Ends of the Earth relatedWork Ecological Imperialism