AT NATURE'S EDGE : THE GLOBAL PRESENT AND LONG-TERM HISTORY BY GUNNEL CEDERLOF & MAHESH RANGARAJAN (HARDCOVER)

The book traces specific stories of how when and where societies have reshaped ecosystems with varying outcomes Goes beyond immediate concerns about the Anthropocene, an epoch where humans are akin to a geological force reshaping nature. The collection goes beyond Europe and North America, to the Indian Ocean, Africa, South East and West Asia, examining a mosaic of experiences. The authors are leading environmental historians, anthropologists, and ecologists who unpack complex and critical environmental issues in a nuanced yet lucid way. It illumines the way to think about the environmental crisis from a long-term perspective even as it gives cause for hope of change for the better.