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This book argues that humanity's relationship to the land has undergone a fundamental and calamitous change. Marzec reveals how the historical phenomenon known as the 'enclosure movement' has effected not only the ecosystems and the geopolitics of the Twenty-First century, but on how...

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Main Author: Marzec, Robert P. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
North American Literature.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions)
British literature.
Literature, Modern > 19th century.
Literature, Modern > 20th century.
Physical geography.
America > Literatures.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book argues that humanity's relationship to the land has undergone a fundamental and calamitous change. Marzec reveals how the historical phenomenon known as the 'enclosure movement' has effected not only the ecosystems and the geopolitics of the Twenty-First century, but on how we relate to the earth and conceive of ourselves as human.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages)
ISBN:9780230604377
DOI:10.1057/9780230604377