The Columbia Guide to American Environmental HistoryColumbia University Press, 14 Sep 2005 - 400 halaman 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. |
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... Creation of the National Parks 134 Conclusion 138 Chapter 8. Indian Land Policy, 1800–1990 140 Indian Land Treaties 140 Indian Removal 141 The Dawes Act 144 Indians and the Creation of the National Parks 145 The Winters Decision 151 The ...
... created by urbanization? (E.g., air and water pollution, disease, hazardous wastes, noise, etc.) • What were the sources of opposition to development? (E.g., the wilderness preservation, resource conservation, and environmental ...
... created complicated, often uneven systems of interaction among Europeans, Indians, and nature. At the third level is ... creation of government and state agencies to manage and conserve natural resources. A fourth approach to the field ...
... creating possibilities for irrigated agriculture in the arid regions of the West. The river systems and lowlands of the eastern coastal plains and Mississippi Valley make extended inland transportation and commerce feasible. The vast ...
... The missionaries built churches and chapels, established workshops for weaving and smithing, and created irrigated gardens where they planted crops brought from the Old World. In introducing Christianity, 10 historical overview.
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4 Nature and the Market Economy 17501850 | 59 |
The Settlement of California and the Great Plaines 18201930 | 80 |
6 Urban Environments 18501960 | 100 |
7 Conservation and Preservation 17851950 | 120 |
8 Indian Land Policy 18001990 | 140 |
AGENCIES CONCEPTS LAWS AND PEOPLE | 191 |
AN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY TIMELINE | 249 |
Part IV RESOURCE GUIDE | 269 |
Films and Videos | 271 |
Electronic Resources | 291 |
Bibliographical Essay | 311 |
Bibliography | 323 |
Index | 423 |