bull;Table of Contents bull;1. Defining Environmental History bull;Introduction bull;The Themes of Environmental History bull;Among the Scholarly Disciplines bull;Related to Other Social Sciences bull;Related to Other Humanistic Inquiries bull;Related to the Natural Sciences bull;Environmental History and the Older History bull;2. Forerunners of Environmental History bull;Introduction bull;The Ancient World bull;Medieval and Early Modern Environmental Thought bull;The Early Twentieth Century bull; bull;3. The Birth and Growth of Environmental History in the United States bull;Introduction bull;American History from Conservation to Environment bull;Strands of Environmental History in the United States bull;Collaborators with Environmental History bull; bull;4. Local, Regional and National Environmental Histories bull;Introduction bull;Canada bull;Europe bull;The Mediterranean bull;India, South and Southeast Asia bull;East Asia bull;Australasia and the Pacific Islands bull;Africa bull;Latin America bull;The Ancient World and the Middle Ages bull;Conclusion bull;5. Global Environmental History bull;Introduction bull;Books on World Environmental History bull;Topics of Global Importance bull;Environmental Movements bull;World History Texts bull;Conclusion bull;6. Issues and Directions in Environmental History bull;Introduction bull;Professionalism bull;Advocacy bull;Environmental Determinism bull;Presentism bull;Declensionist Narratives bull;Political-Economic Theory bull;The Next Issues bull;Population Growth bull;Local versus Global Determination of Policy bull;Energy and Resources bull;Biodiversity bull;Evolution and Biotechnology bull;Oceans and Seas bull;Conclusion bull;7. Thoughts on Doing Environmental History bull;Introduction bull;Guidance in Methodology bull;The Search for Sources bull;Resources bull;Conclusion: The Future of Environmental History bull;Bibliography of Books, Chapters and Articles on the Nature, Practice and Relationships of Environmental History.