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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... Preservation, 1785–1950 120 Colonial Land Policy 120 Federal Land Policy 122 Land Law in the Arid West 124 Lands for Railroads and Education 126 The Conservation Movement 127 Reclamation and Water Law 129 The Preservation Movement 132 ...
... 18. Water and Irrigation History 395 19. Wilderness Preservation 404 20. Wildlife 410 21. The Urban Environment 417 Index 423 Acknowledgments Writing the Columbia Guide to American Environmental History has Contents ix.
... preservation, resource conservation, and environmental movements.) • What were some of the ideas driving environmental change? These might include: religion—replenish and subdue the land; stewardship or reverence for nature; manifest ...
... preserve these remnants can be passed, implemented, and adjudicated through the courts. If, on the other hand, what ... preservation or development than any other. Environmental history therefore lies at the core of current policy ...
... preservation movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, for example, can be delineated in terms of political struggles within a presidential administration, the role of citizen movements in pressing for the preservation ...
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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 |