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Book American Environmental History

Download or read book American Environmental History written by Carolyn Merchant and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-31 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By studying the many ways diverse peoples have changed, shaped, and conserved the natural world over time, environmental historians provide insight into humanity's unique relationship with nature and, more importantly, are better able to understand the origins of our current environmental crisis. Beginning with the precolonial land-use practice of Native Americans and concluding with our twenty-first century concerns over our global ecological crisis, American Environmental History addresses contentious issues such as the preservation of the wilderness, the expulsion of native peoples from national parks, and population growth, and considers the formative forces of gender, race, and class. Entries address a range of topics, from the impact of rice cultivation, slavery, and the growth of the automobile suburb to the effects of the Russian sea otter trade, Columbia River salmon fisheries, the environmental justice movement, and globalization. This illustrated reference is an essential companion for students interested in the ongoing transformation of the American landscape and the conflicts over its resources and conservation. It makes rich use of the tools and resources (climatic and geological data, court records, archaeological digs, and the writings of naturalists) that environmental historians rely on to conduct their research. The volume also includes a compendium of significant people, concepts, events, agencies, and legislation, and an extensive bibliography of critical films, books, and Web sites.

Book The Columbia Guide to American Environmental History

Download or read book The Columbia Guide to American Environmental History written by Carolyn Merchant and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-14 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 and include climactic and geological data, court records, archaeological digs, and the writings of naturalists, as well as federal and state economic and resource development and conservation policy. Environmental historians investigate how and why natural and human-created surroundings affect a society ́s development. Merchant provides a context-setting overview of American environmental history from the beginning of the millennium; an encyclopedia of important concepts, people, agencies, and laws; a chronology of major events; and an extensive bibliography including films, videos, CD-Roms, and websites. This concise "first stop" reference for students and general readers contains an accessible overview of environmental history; a mini-encyclopedia of ideas, people, legislation, and agencies; a chronology of events and their significance; and a bibliography of books, magazines, and journals as well as films, videos, CD-ROMs, and online resources. In addition to providing a wealth of factual information, The Columbia Guide to American Environmental History explores contentious issues in this much-debated field, from the idea of wilderness to global warming. 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 in 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 and include climatic and geological data, court records, archaeological digs, and the writings of naturalists, as well as federal and state economic and resource development and conservation policy. Environmental historians investigate how and why natural and human-created surroundings affect a society's development. Merchant provides a context-setting overview of American environmental history from the precolonial land-use practice of Native Americans and concluding with twenty-first concerns over global warming. The book also includes a glossary of important concepts, people, agencies, and legislation; a chronology of major events; and an extensive bibliography including films, videos, CD-ROMs, and websites. This concise reference for students and general readers contains an accessible overview of American environmental history; a mini-encyclopedia of ideas, people, legislation, and agencies; a chronology of events and their significance; and a bibliography of books, magazines, and journals as well as films, videos, CD-ROMs, and online resources. In addition to providing a wealth of factual information, The Columbia Guide to American Environmental History explores contentious issues in this much-debated field, from the idea of wilderness to global warming.

Book Railroads   Clearcuts

Download or read book Railroads Clearcuts written by John Osborn (M.D.) and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Land Ownership

Download or read book Land Ownership written by Annie Murray Hannay and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Northern Pacific Land Grants

Download or read book The Northern Pacific Land Grants written by United States. Congress. Joint Congressional Committee on the Investigation of the Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grants and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Northern Pacific Land Grants

Download or read book The Northern Pacific Land Grants written by United States. Congress. Joint committee on investigation of the North Pacific railroad land grants and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Northern Pacific Land Grants  Hearings  March 30 31  April1 4  6 11  1925

Download or read book The Northern Pacific Land Grants Hearings March 30 31 April1 4 6 11 1925 written by United States. Congress. Joint Congressional Committee on the Investigation of the Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grants and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Lumber Industry

Download or read book The Lumber Industry written by United States. Bureau of Corporations and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book International Bibliography of Business History

Download or read book International Bibliography of Business History written by Francis Goodall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of business history has changed and grown dramatically over the last few years. There is less interest in the traditional `company-centred' approach and more concern about the wider business context. With the growth of multi-national corporations in the 1980s, international and inter-firm comparisons have gained in importance. In addition, there has been a move towards improving links with mainstream economic, financial and social history through techniques and outlook. The International Bibliography of Business History brings all of the strands together and provides the user with a comprehensive guide to the literature in the field. The Bibliography is a unique volume which covers the depth and breadth of research in business history. This exhaustive volume has been compiled by a team of subject specialists from around the world under the editorship of three prestigious business historians.

Book Charter of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co   Organization  Proceedings  By laws  and Appendix

Download or read book Charter of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co Organization Proceedings By laws and Appendix written by Northern Pacific Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Agricultural Economics Bibliography

Download or read book Agricultural Economics Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book  Clear cutting  Practices on National Timberlands

Download or read book Clear cutting Practices on National Timberlands written by United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Agricultural Economics Bibliography

Download or read book Agricultural Economics Bibliography written by United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Library and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book  Clear cutting  Practices on National Timberlands

Download or read book Clear cutting Practices on National Timberlands written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hearings

    Book Details:
  • Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1971
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  • Pages : 1850 pages

Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: