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Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900

Alfred W. Crosby

Crosby argues that the expansion of European culture and genetic stock was a function of ecology and biology over time rather than a result of quick and painful conquests.

Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment · medium confidenceNature & Environment81 signalsLlm Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentOpen Library: Biogeography distribution of plants and animals -> Nature & EnvironmentOpen Library: Environmental ethics -> Nature & EnvironmentScience & DiscoveryEnvironment, Conservation & PollutionEurope & Russia

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards: Ralph Waldo Emerson Award1987WinnerOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    European expansion of culture and genetic stock is explained by ecological and biological processes over time, not primarily by rapid and painful conquests.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    65 / 100 academic

    Academic

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 55%.