Cultural Encounters with the Environment

Alexander B. Murphy is professor of geography and holds the Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon. Douglas L. Johnson is professor of geography at Clark University.

• 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

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