Bibliograph

The development of Russian environmental thought, scientific and geographical perspectives on the natural environment, Jonathan D. Oldfield and Denis J.B. Shaw

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The development of Russian environmental thought, scientific and geographical perspectives on the natural environment, Jonathan D. Oldfield and Denis J.B. Shaw

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-190) and index

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The development of Russian environmental thought

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

926731394

Responsibility statement

Jonathan D. Oldfield and Denis J.B. Shaw

Sub title

scientific and geographical perspectives on the natural environment

Table Of Contents

Introduction: landscapes and earth systems -- Russian geographical perspectives on the natural environment, 1880s-1960s -- The origins of the Russian geographical tradition: from Peter the Great to ca. 1880 -- V.V. Dokuchaev and his school: soil science, natural historical zones, and geographical understandings of the natural world -- Landscape science and the physical-geographical envelope: conceptualizations of the physical onment during the early Soviet and Stalin periods -- The post-Second World War period (1945-1953): crisis in science and the great Stalin plan for the transformation of nature -- Nature-society debate and new directions in the Soviet geographical sciences, post-1953 -- Conclusion

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