The plough that broke the steppes : agriculture and environment on Russia's grasslands, 1700-1914 /

This is an environmental history of Russia's steppes. David Moon focuses on the settlement of migrants from central Russia Ukraine, and central Europe, and analyses how naturalists and scientists came to understand the steppe environment, including the origins of the fertile black earth.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moon, David, 1959-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Oxford studies in modern European history.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This is an environmental history of Russia's steppes. David Moon focuses on the settlement of migrants from central Russia Ukraine, and central Europe, and analyses how naturalists and scientists came to understand the steppe environment, including the origins of the fertile black earth.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 319 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191651038
0191651036
9781299241145
129924114X