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Empire of Extinction: Russians and the North Pacific's Strange Beasts of the Sea, 1741-1867 Jones, Ryan Tucker (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, Idaho State University)
Empire of Extinction: Russians and the North Pacific's Strange Beasts of the Sea, 1741-1867
Jones, Ryan Tucker (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, Idaho State University)
Empire of Extinction examines the environmental catastrophe resulting from Russia's expansion into the North Pacific., causing Russians and other Europeans to recognize the threat of species extinction for the first time. This book demonstrates the importance of the North Pacific both for the Russian empire and for global environmental history.
304 pages, 36 illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 11, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199343416 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 312 |
| Dimensions | 242 × 165 × 26 mm · 544 g |
| Language | English |