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Man and the Natural World:

Changing Attitudes in England 1500-1800
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Penguin Books Limited, Sep 26, 1991 - Science - 432 pages
An account of the changing attitudes in people towards nature and the environment between 1500-1800, and comparing and contrasting this with our present attitude towards it.

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Review: Man and the Natural World (Penguin Press History)

User Review  - Katie - Goodreads

I did not actually intend to read this thing, not entirely. I am using it for research so I planned to skim through, find the useful bits. Use it and Lose it. BUT...it was just so damn thorough in a surprisingly interesting way...so I read the whole thing. It was good...seriously. Read full review

Review: Man and the Natural World (Penguin Press History)

User Review  - Daniel Anderson - Goodreads

What a wonderful book! The author Keith Thomas offers a well documented history of mankinds attitudes to nature. I especially enjoyed the chapters that outline the changing opinions on the ethical ... Read full review

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About the author (1991)

Keith Thomas is a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He was formerly President of Corpus Christi College and, before that, Professor of Modern History and Fellow of St John's College. RELIGION AND DECLINE OF MAGIC, his first book, won one of the two Wolfson Literary Awards for History in 1972. He was knighted in 1988 for services to the study of history.

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TitleMan and the Natural World: Changing Attitudes in England 1500-1800
AuthorKeith Thomas
PublisherPenguin Books Limited, 1991
ISBN0141936045, 9780141936048
Length432 pages
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Science / Environmental Science
Science / General
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