Cultural Encounters with the Environment

Enduring and Evolving Geographic Themes

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

AvAlexander B. Murphy,Douglas L. Johnson,Viola Haarmann

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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. By examining how cultural space is constructed; how environment is remade, understood, and imaged as a consequence; and how people lay claim to place, this volume establishes a compelling case for the importance of these enduring concepts to present and future trajectories in cultural geography.

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Utgivningsdatum2000-04-05
Mått149 x 227 x 19 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742501065

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