American Environmental History (Blackwell Readers in American and Cultural History)
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Book Description
This compilation of seminal essays introduces students to the most exciting scholarship and writing on the environmental history in the United States. With primary documents that illustrate the conditions, perception, and influences of environmental issues from the pre-Columbian era to the present, the book invites students to analyze not only the connections between people and nature, but popular ideas of the environment in American history. Subjects include the changing American landscape, virgin soil epidemics and biological invasions, the impact of colonialism and industrial development, conservation, and the environmental movement and the backlash against it.An editorial introduction and headnotes for each chapter add scholarly value to the readings and documents. Students and instructors of American environmental history will find this an ideal collection for their courses and research.
American Environmental History (Blackwell Readers in American and Cultural History),Louis S. Warren,Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated,0631228640,Effect of human beings on,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental Studies,Environmental conditions,History,History: American,Human ecology,Nature,United States,United States - General,American history,History of specific subjects,NATURE_EFFECT OF HUMAN BEINGS ON,Nature / Ecology,The Environment,UNITED STATES_ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS,USA
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