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Author

Cushman, Gregory T., 1971-

Title Guano and the opening of the Pacific world [electronic resource] : a global ecological history / Gregory T. Cushman.

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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xxii, 392 p. : ill., maps.
Series	Studies in environment and history
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Prologue -- The Guano Age -- Neo-Ecological Imperialism -- Where Is Banaba? -- Conservation and the Technocratic Ideal -- The Most Valuable Birds in the World -- When the Japanese Came to Dinner -- The Road to Survival -- Guano & the Blue Revolution.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Guano -- Peru -- History.
	Guano industry -- Pacific Area -- History.
	Guano -- Social aspects -- History.
	Guano -- Environmental aspects -- History.
	Phosphate industry -- History.
	Human ecology -- History.
	Peru -- Environmental conditions.
	Pacific Area -- Commerce -- History.
	Pacific Area -- Environmental conditions.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9781107004139 (hbk.)
	9781107306288 (electronic bk.)