A fascinating and comprehensive view of the cultural evolution of the American landscape is presented for the first time in this well illustrated book. Written by a team of leading scholars, its main purpose is to examine key historical forces in the settlement and human shaping of the land over the past 10,000 years, with an emphasis on the past three centuries. Through carefully chosen illustrations, it shows the reader how to "read" in today's landscape the record of this transformation. The major historical forces that shaped the American cultural landscape are viewed from the varied perspectives of ethnic and cultural movements, environmental challenge and response, and the grand transformations wrought by industrialism and urbanization. A rich selection of themes are discussed, including: the diverse influence of colonial powers on early settlement the emergence of regional types of landscape the impact of ideology on landscape the contributions of technological changes to landscape development As an authoritative exploration of the transformation of the infinitely varied American landscape from early colonization to the present, the book is sure to appeal
The Making of the American Landscape
The Making of the American Landscape
Summary
Written by a team of leading scholars this is a fascinating and comprehensive view of the cultural evolution of the American landscape.
The Making of the American Landscape Summary
Table of Contents
Foreword; Preface; Introduction Nature's continent S. W. Trimble, University of California, Los Angeles The Indian legacy in the American landscape K.W. Butzer, University of Texas, Austin Spanish legacy in the borderlands D. Hornbeck, French landscapes in North America R. C. Harris, University of British Columbia The northeast and the making of American geographical habits P. F. Lewis, Pennsylvania State University Plantations mold the south S. B. Hilliard, Louisiana State University The clearing of forests M. Williams, University of Oxford Settlement of the American grassland J.C. Hudson Challenging the desert J. L. Wescoat Democratic utopia and the American landscape J. E. Vance, Jr Ethnicity on the land M. P. Conzen The new industrial order D. R. Meyer The Americanization of the city E. K. Muller Landscapes redesigned for the automobile J. A. Jakle The imprint of central authority W. Zelinsky Landscapes of private power and wealth W. K. Wyckoff The house in the vernacular landscape J. B. Jackson Afterword; Notes to chapters; Bibliography; Contributors; Index
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GOR002604274
9780415911788
0415911788
The Making of the American Landscape by
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1990-04-26
448
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