Man and the natural world : changing attitudes in England, 1500-1800 / Keith Thomas
1983, First Edition. London : Allen Lane. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, slightly dust-dulled and edge-bumped dust wrapper. Mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #468778
ISBN: 0713912278
Physical description; 425 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; "Expanded version of the George Macaulay Trevelyan lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge in Lent term 1979"--Preface. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; 1. Human ascendancy -- 2. Natural history and vulgar errors -- 3. Men and animals -- 4. Compassion for the brute creation -- 5. Trees and flowers -- 6. The human dilemma. Subjects; 16th-18th centuries. Nature Effect of human beings on History. Attitude (Psychology). Nature. Attitude.
Price: €18.95