Evolutionary History: Uniting History and Biology to Understand Life on Earth

Edmund Russell - Evolutionary History......Page 1
Contents......Page 10
Figures......Page 12
Tables......Page 14
Preface......Page 16
Acknowledgments......Page 20
1 Matters of Life and Death......Page 24
2 Evolution’s Visible Hands......Page 29
3 Hunting and Fishing......Page 40
4 Eradication......Page 54
5 Altering Environments......Page 65
6 Evolution Revolution......Page 77
7 Intentional Evolution......Page 94
8 Coevolution......Page 108
9 Evolution of the Industrial Revolution......Page 126
10 History of Technology......Page 155
Suggestion 1: Conceptualize Biotechnologies as Factories......Page 159
Suggestion 2: Think of Biotechnologies as Workers......Page 160
Suggestion 3: See Biotechnologies as Products......Page 161
Suggestion 4: Analyze Plant and Animal Breeding as Technological Innovation......Page 162
Suggestion 5: Deemphasize the Plant-Animal Dichotomy as a Primary Way of Organizing Ideas......Page 165
Suggestion 6: Expand History of Technology’s Reach via Evolutionary History......Page 166
11 Environmental History......Page 168
12 Conclusion......Page 174
Note on Sources......Page 190
Glossary......Page 194
2. Evolution’s Visible Hands......Page 200
3. Hunting and Fishing......Page 201
4. Eradication......Page 203
5. Altering Environments......Page 205
6. Evolution Revolution......Page 208
7. Intentional Evolution......Page 210
8. Coevolution......Page 212
9. Evolution of the Industrial Revolution......Page 215
10. History of Technology......Page 221
11. Environmental History......Page 225
Note on Sources......Page 232
Index......Page 234