One of the most essential tools to unraveling earths history and the processes involved in shaping our planet. Fairfield osborns our plundered planet and william vogts road to survival in retrospect article pdf available january 2009 with 1,329 reads how we measure reads. It typifies the earliest apocalyptic environmental literature, in which human beings are seen as destroyers of the natural world. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Following important promotional efforts that included selections in popular book clubs, our plundered planet had already been reprinted eight times by the end of its year of publication and was eventually translated into thirteen languages.
Population as major contributor to natural resources loss typically referenced to the population bomb, 1968 the sun as a boring star in the vast scheme of the universe and essential elements of the drake equation 1961. Frederick henry osborns nephew, henry fairfield osborn, carried on the banner of population control. Our plundered planet by fairfield osborn goodreads. Fairfield osborn s our plundered planet and william vogts road to survival in retrospect article pdf available january 2009 with 1,329 reads how we measure reads.
Sloane associates, both published in 1948, warned that uncontrolled population growth and resource. Pdf the post war intellectual roots of the population. Our plundered planet is a book published in 1948 that was written by fairfield osborn about environmental destruction by humankind. I therefore explore the relationship between racial damage and environmental damage. Fairfield osborns our plundered planet little, brown and william vogts road to survival w.
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