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

By Alexander B. Murphy; Douglas L. Johnson and Viola Haarmann - Contributions by Anne Buttimer; Elisabeth K. Butzer; Karl W. Butzer; Shaul E. Cohen; Michael P. Conzen; Carville Earle; Chad F. Emmett; Peter G. Goheen; Charles M. Good; Chauncy D. Harris; Jo

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