The Columbia Guide to American Environmental History
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Word Count
100,000 words, Guess
Page Count
400 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9455118M
- ISBN-139780231112321
- ISBN-100231112327
- OCLC Control Number48559487
- OCLC Control Number51615775
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Numbercolumbiaguidetoa00merc_375
- Library of Congress Control Number2001056192
- Goodreads2319298
- LibraryThing1794099
Classifications
- LCCGF501.M47 2002
Description
How and why have Americans living at particular times and places used and transformed their environment? How have political systems dealt with conflicts over resources and conservation? This is the only major reference work to explore all the major themes and debates of the burgeoning field of environmental history. Humanity ́s relationship with the natural world is one of the oldest and newest topics in human history. The issue emerged as a distinct field of scholarship in the early 1970s and has been growing steadily ever since. The discipline ́s territory and sources are rich and varied.
First Sentence
The North American environment contains rich natural resources that, over time, have supported a succession of modes of living on the land.
Excerpt
The North American environment contains rich natural resources that, over time, have supported a succession of modes of living on the land.
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Topics
Other Editions
- The Columbia Guide to American Environmental History
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