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Language: English
Published by Taylor & Francis Mär 2010, 2010
- Hardcover
- New
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Neuware - The only compact yet comprehensive survey of environmental and cultural forces that have shaped the visual character and geographical diversity of the settled American landscape. The book examines the large-scale historical influences that have molded the varied human adaptation of the continent's physical topography to its needs over more than 500 years. It presents a synoptic view of myriad historical processes working together or in conflict, and illustrates them through their survival in or disappearance from the everyday landscapes of today.
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- Title
- The Making of the American Landscape
- Author
- Michael P Conzen
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Mär 2010
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Neu
- Binding
- Buch
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0415950066
- ISBN 13
- 9780415950060
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 1,383 grams
- Dimensions
- 251x193x28 mm
The only compact yet comprehensive survey of environmental and cultural forces that have shaped the visual character and geographical diversity of the settled American landscape. The book examines the large-scale historical influences that have molded the varied human adaptation of the continent’s physical topography to its needs over more than 500 years. It presents a synoptic view of myriad historical processes working together or in conflict, and illustrates them through their survival in or disappearance from the everyday landscapes of today.
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About the Author
Michael Conzen is Professor of Geography at the University of Chicago
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