The Making of the American Landscape

ISBN 10: 0415950074 / ISBN 13: 9780415950077

Published by Routledge, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making of the American Landscape
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415950074
• ISBN 13: 9780415950077
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1230 grams

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Michael Conzen is Professor of Geography at the University of Chicago