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Ecological Revolutions*

Merchant, Carolyn·2017·Science and Nature
DOI 10.4324/9781315111988-15
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Two major transformations in New England land and life took place between 1600 and 1860. The first, a colonial ecological revolution, occurred during the seventeenth century and was externally generated. The second transformation, a capitalist ecological revolution, took place roughly between the American Revolution and about 1860. Ecological revolutions are brought about through interactions between production and ecology and between production and reproduction. New England is a significant historical example because several types of production evolved within the bounds of its present geographical area. Although the biological reproduction of life itself is possible only through the necessary connections between inter- and intragenerational reproduction, the community itself is maintained by social reproduction. In addition, the political, legal, and governmental structures helped to maintain the mode of production and reproduce the social whole. The superposition of scientific, quantitative approaches to nature and its resources characterized the capitalist ecological revolution.

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Authors
Merchant, C.
Corresponding author
Merchant, Carolyn
Venue
Science and Nature
Publisher
Routledge
Published
2017-11-07
Pages
194-207
DOI
10.4324/9781315111988-15
OpenAlex
W4246842392
Cited by
19
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0
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2017: 2
FWCI
4.06
Type
book chapter
Language
en
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closed
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Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Economy and Marxism
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › American Environmental and Regional History
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Environmental Movements and Political Ecology
Keywords
ecological revolution, New England, social reproduction, intergenerational reproduction, modes of production, land use history, environmental history, American Revolution

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