North America

The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North American regions from European exploration and colonization to the second half of the twentieth century. Collectively the contributors explore the key themes of acquisition of geographical knowledge, cultural transfer and acculturation, frontier expansion, spatial organization of society, resource exploitation, regional and national integration, and landscape change. With six new chapters, redrawn maps, a new introduction that explores scholarly trends in historical geography since publication of the first edition, and a new final chapter guiding students to the basic sources for historical geographic enquiry, North America will be an indispensable text in historical geography courses.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-08-01
Mått:180 x 257 x 27 mm
Vikt:894 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:512
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742500198

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Thomas F. McIlwraith is professor of geography at the University of Toronto. Edward K. Muller is professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Enlightening and frequently eye-opening. . . . This book demonstrates the vital role North American places played in shaping historical forces. Professors may profit significantly by carefully considering the lessons contained within the fine syntheses contained here.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 Part I: IntroductionChapter 2 The North American Past: Retrospect and ProspectPart 3 Part II: Colonization: 1490s-1770sChapter 4 European Encounters: Discovery and ExplorationChapter 5 The Spanish BorderlandsChapter 6 France in North AmericaChapter 7 The Colonial Origins of Anglo-AmericaChapter 8 Colonial America in the Eighteenth CenturyPart 9 Part III: Expansion: 1780s-1860sChapter 10 The Geographical Dimensions of a New Nation, 1780s-1820sChapter 11 Beyond the Appalachians, 1815-1860Chapter 12 The Northeast and Regional Integration, 1800-1860Chapter 13 British North America, 1763-1867Part 14 Part IV: Consolidation: 1860s-1920sChapter 15 Settling the Great Plains, 1850-1930Chapter 16 The Far West, 1840-1920Chapter 17 Population Growth, Migration and Urbanization, 1860-1920Chapter 18 The National Integration of Regional Economies, 1860-1920Chapter 19 The Progress of American Urbanism, 1860-1930Chapter 20 Realizing the Idea of CanadaPart 21 Part V: Reorganization: 1930s and OnwardChapter 22 America between the WarsChapter 23 The Twentieth Century American CityChapter 24 The Other America: Changes in Rural America during the Twentieth CenturyChapter 25 Canadian Cities in a North American ContextPart 26 Part VI: ConclusionChapter 27 Historical Geography since 1983Chapters 28 Sources for Recreating the North American Past