An accessible and comprehensive history of discoveries and outlooks that culminated in the modern discipline of environmental studies.

Traces the history and development of geology, geography, ecology, evolutionary theory, and other disciplines from the ancient and medieval worlds to the presen

Chronicles humanity's long quest to understand its own origins and the connectedness of all life on Earth.

In this authoritative study, first published in 1981, Geoffrey Scammell traces the course of European expansion between around 800 and 1650, during which time t

Encompass is a series that aims to make the study of the part and the present a joyous learning experience.