By considering three case study regions in Mexico during the Colonial era, Climate and Society in Colonial Mexico: A Study in Vulnerability examines the complex interrelationship between climate and society and its contemporary implications.
Provides unique insights on climate and society by capitalizing on Mexico’s rich colonial archives
Offers a unique approach by combining geographical and historic perspectives in order to comprehend contemporary concerns over climate change
Considers three case study regions in Mexico with very different cultural, economic, and environmental characteristics
About the Author
Georgina H. Endfield is a Reader in Environmental History in the School of Geography at the University of Nottingham. She has published papers in a wide variety of journals, including the Annals of the Association of American Geographers and the Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, and is winner of a Philip Leverhulme Prize. She is editor of the journal Environment and History.
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Provides unique insights on climate and society by capitalizing on Mexico’s rich colonial archives
Offers a unique approach by combining geographical and historic perspectives in order to comprehend contemporary concerns over climate change
Considers three case study regions in Mexico with very different cultural, economic, and environmental characteristics
Offers valuable insights into how different societies articulate knowledge about climate and the environment and how they respond to climatic variability
