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基本説明
The atlas covers the environmental history of the USA and Canada from 1492 to the present in seven chronologically arranged chapters.
Full Description
This visually dynamic historical atlas chronologically covers American environmental history through the use of four-color maps, photos, and diagrams, and in written entries from well known scholars.
Organized into seven categories, each chapter covers: agriculture * wildlife and forestry * land use and management * technology and industry * pollution and human heath * human habitats * and ideology and politics.
With valuable reference aids--including bibliographies, sources for further research, an extensive index, and newly designed maps--this is an indispensable tool for students and educators alike.
For a detailed contents, a generous selection of sample articles, and more, visit the website Atlas of US and Canadian Environmental History website.
Also includes 46 color maps.
Contents
Preface, CHAPTER ONE European Exploration and the Colonial Era (1492-1770s), CHAPTER TWO Expansion and Conflict (1770s-1850s), CHAPTER THREE Landscape of Industrialization (1850s-1920s), CHAPTER FOUR The Conservation Era (1880s-1920s), CHAPTER FIVE From the Depression to Atomic Power (1930s-1960s), CHAPTER SIX The Rise of the Environmental Movement (1960s-1980s), CHAPTER SEVEN Contemporary Environmentalism (1980s-Present), Timeline, Bibliography, List of Contributors, Index