Alexander B Murphy, Douglas L Johnson, Viola Haarmann

Cultural Encounters with the Environment

Enduring and Evolving Geographic Themes

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Produktbeschreibung

In Cultural Encounters with the Environment, a distinguished group of contributors offers a fresh and original view of contemporary geography. The authors explore the role of four traditional themes in the 'new cultural geography: ' the interplay between the evolution of particular biophysical niches and the activities of the culture groups that inhabit them; the diffusion of cultural traits; the establishment and definition of culture areas; and the distinctive mix of geographical characteristics that gives places their special character in relation to one another

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 147mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780742501065
• ISBN-10: 074250106X
• Artikelnr.: 22192878

Autorenporträt

Alexander B. Murphy is professor of geography and holds the Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon. Douglas L. Johnson is professor of geography at Clark University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Encounters with Environment and Place Part 2 Part
I: Constructing Cultural Spaces Chapter 3 Domestic Architecture in Early
Colonial Mexico: Material Culture as (Sub)Text Chapter 4 The Clash of
Utopias: Sisterdale and the Six-Sided Struggle for the Texas Hill Country
Chapter 5 The Struggle for Urban Public Spaces: Disposing of the Toronto
Waterfront in the Nineteenth Century Chapter 6 Place Your Bets: Rates in
Frontier Expansion in American History, 1650-1890 Part 7 Part II: Remaking
the Environment Chapter 8 Wittfogel East and West: Changing Perspectives on
Water Development in South Asia and the United States, 1670-2000 Chapter 9
Wetlands as Conserved Landscapes in the United States Chapter 10
Navigability of American Waters: Resolving Conflict through Applied
Historical Geography Chapter 11 Environmental History: From the Conquest to
the Rescue of Nature Part 12 Part III: Claiming Places Chapter 13 Place
Metaphor and Milieu in Hemingway's Fiction Chapter 14 Cultural and Medical
Geography: Evolution, Convergence, and Innovation Chapter 15 Language and
Identity in Russia's National Homelands: Urban-Rural Contrasts Chapter 16
Sharing Sacred Space in the Holy Land Chapter 17 An Absence of Place:
Expectation and Realization in the West Bank Chapter 18 Conclusion:
Contemplating Enduring Themes and Future Trajectories Chapter 19 Epilogue:
Each Particular Place: Culture and Geography Part 20 Index Part 21 About
the Contributors