{"product_id":"9780809034055","title":"Changes in the Land Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England - Cronon, William","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eChanges in the Land Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England\u003c\/u\u003e by Cronon, William\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover with Dust Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Macmillan, 1983\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner of the Francis Parkman Prize\u2028\u2028In this landmark work of environmental history, William Cronon offers an original and profound explanation of the effects European colonists' sense of property and their pursuit of capitalism had upon the ecosystems of New England. Reissued here with an updated afterword by the author and a new preface by the distinguished colonialist John Demos, Changes in the Land, provides a brilliant inter-disciplinary interpretation of how land and people influence one another. With its chilling closing line, \"The people of plenty were a people of waste,\" Cronon's enduring and thought-provoking book is ethno-ecological history at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan, 1983","offers":[{"title":"Changes in the Land Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England \/ Very Good","offer_id":53574471909668,"sku":"9780809034055VG","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_fa0d8320-a6dd-4b29-96d4-bc91ab4e3e4a.jpg?v=1781793344","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780809034055","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}