Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Environcide, Society, and Total War 1
5. 1 The Dogs of War and the Water Wolf in Holland Environcide during the late 16th- century dutch revolt 24
6. 2 Scorched Earth, Black Legend Environcide and the early 16th- century Spanish conquest of America 59
7. 3 Environcide in the Dutch Golden Age the thirty years war in Brabant, 1621–48 97
8. 4 Raiders and Refugees Environcide, displacement, and disease in 17th- century eastern north America 137
9. 5 (Un)Limited War and Environcide in the Age of Reason the low countries, France, and Spain during the War of the Spanish succession, 1701–14 173
10. 6 Total War and Environcide in the Age of Reason the low countries, France, and Italy during the War of the Austrian Succession, 1740–48 201
11. 7 A Global Way of War in the Age of Reason environcide and genocide in 18th- century America, Africa, and Asia 243
12. 8 Refugees, Removals, and Reservations Environcide in the American west in the 19th century 279
13. 9 Scorched Dutch East Indies the late 19th- century colonial conquest of Aceh, Indonesia 318
14. 10 Scorched African Savannas colonial conquest and the first world war in early 20th- century Angola and Namibia 358
15. Conclusion Environcide as a Crime against Humanity and Nature 394
16. Notes 419
17. Index 515