Richard White

Land Use, Environment, and Social Change

The Shaping of Island County, Washington

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Whidbey and Camano, two of the largest of the numerous beautiful islands dotting Puget Sound, together form the major part of Island Country. Taking this county as a case study and following its history from Indian times to the present, Richard White explores the complex relationship between human induced environmental change and social change. This new edition of his classic study includes a new preface by the author and a foreword by William Cronon.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9780295996387
• ISBN-10: 0295996382
• Artikelnr.: 43412747

Autorenporträt

Richard White. Foreword by William Cronon

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface to the 1999 Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Shaping the Face of the Land
The Garden and the Wilderness
A Search for Stability
The Ox and the Axe
The Creation of a New Forest
Poor Men on Poor Lands
The Urban Shadow
Conclusion
Appendix A: Population Methods and Estimates
Appendix B: Supplementary tables
Notes
Bibliography
Index