Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-208) and index.
1. Ecological Degradation over World History -- 2. The Third-Millennium Bronze Age: Mesopotamia and Harappa 3000 B.C.-1700 B.C. -- 3. The Second-Millennium Bronze Age: Crete and Mycenaean Greece 1700 B.C.-1200 B.C. -- 4. The Age of City-States: Classical Greece 500 B.C. -- 5. The Age of Empire: Rome A.D. 200-A.D. 500 -- 6. The Sun Rises and Sets in the East: Trade, Hegemony, and Deforestation A.D. 500-A.D. 1800 -- 7. The Emerging Economies: Venice, Spain, Portugal, Holland, France, and England A.D. 500-A.D. 1800 -- 8. Europe at the Helm: A.D. 1800-A.D. 2000 -- 9. Ecological Consciousness and Social Movements among les ancients et les modernes 2700 B.C.-A.D. 2000