TAMING THE GREAT SOUTH LAND; A History of the Conquest of Nature in Australia by Lines, William J - 1999

University of Georgia Press, 1999. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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University Of Georgia Press, 1999. First Edition as Such. Paperback. AS New. Octavo. 1991 Maps, B & W Photo Platers Octavo, 1999, PP.347, D16e

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Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, 1999. 1st Edition in this form. Paperback. William J. Lines traces Australia's history from the continent's geological origins, natural development, and earliest native cultures to its present-day state of population and economic overgrowth at the expense of the fragile environmental balance. In particular, Lines examines the period between Australia's British colonization and the present, illuminating a path of environmental destruction from the colonists' Enlightenment views to the end of our century. Indeed, the author's new afterword startles us with the urgency of Australia's plight. Lines describes in great detail the recent damages done to the continent's land, people, and national integrity in the name of ""progress"". He writes of continued land exploitation through mining, deforestation, and the excessive animal, plant, and land resource consumption of Australia's burgeoning population. Although he places considerable blame on government officials… Read More

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