Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900
People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world -- North America, Australia, and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But as Alfred Crosby explains in this highly original and fascinating book, the Europeans' displacement and replacement of the native peoples in the temperate zones was more a matter of biology than of military...
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New edition of this classic work that evaluates the ecological reasons for European expansion.
List of illustrationsPreface to the new editionAcknowledgments1Prologue12Pangaea revisited, the Neolithic reconsidered83The Norse and the Crusaders414The Fortunate Isles705Winds1046Within reach, beyond grasp1327Weeds1458Animals1719Ills19510New Zealand21711Explanations26912Conclusion294AppWhat was the "smallpox" in New South Wales in 1789?309Notes312Index361
