Environment and Empire

CAS IR 537

Undergraduate and graduate prerequisites: previous coursework in social sciences and natural sciences. - This seminar examines the relationship between imperialism and environment since early modernity. Taking a global approach, reconsiders core themes in imperial history - from maritime conquest, settler colonialism, and resource extraction - as part of the longue durée of human-caused environmental change.

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