[PDF.59xi] Seeds of Empire: The Environmental Transformation of New Zealand (Environmental History and Global Change)

The traditional image of New Zealand is one of verdant landscapes with sheep grazing on lush green pastures. Yet this landscape is almost entirely an artificial creation. As Britain became increasingly reliant on its overseas territories for supplies of food and raw material, so all over the Empire indigenous plants were replaced with English grasses to provide the worked up products of pasture -- meat, butter, cheese, wool, and hides. In New Zealand this process...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Seeds of Empire: The Environmental Transformation of New Zealand (Environmental History and Global Change)   |  Tom Brooking, Eric Pawson.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.