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Empire of extinction : Russians and the North Pacific's strange beasts of the sea, 1741-1867 /

Jones examines the causes and consequences of environmental catastrophe resulting from Russia's imperial expansion into the North Pacific. Gathering a host of Siberian and Alaskan native peoples, including the Aleuts, from the early 1700s until 1867, the Russian Empire organised a rapacious hun...

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Main Author: Jones, Ryan Tucker (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Extinct animals > North Pacific Region.
Steller's sea cow > Effect of human beings on > North Pacific Ocean.
Fur trade > North Pacific Region.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > North Pacific Region > History.
Natural history > North Pacific Region.
North Pacific Region > Colonization > Environmental aspects.
North Pacific Ocean > Environmental conditions.
Russia > North Pacific Region > Colonies.
Animaux disparus > Pacifique Nord, Région du.
Rhytine de Steller > Effets des êtres humains sur > Pacifique Nord.
Fourrures > Commerce > Pacifique Nord, Région du.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature > Pacifique Nord, Région du > Histoire.
Sciences naturelles > Pacifique Nord, Région du.
Pacifique Nord, Région du > Colonisation > Aspect de l'environnement.
Pacifique Nord > Conditions environnementales.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Colonies
Ecology
Extinct animals
Fur trade
Natural history
Nature > Effect of human beings on
North Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Region
Russia
Zoology.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Zoology - General.
Electronic books.
History
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