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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462081103321

Titolo

North America [[electronic resource] ] : the historical geography of a changing continent / / edited by Thomas F. McIlwraith and Edward K. Muller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, : Distributed by National Book Network, c2001

ISBN

1-283-65719-8

1-4616-3960-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (514 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McIlwraithThomas F

MullerEdward K

Disciplina

911/.7

Soggetti

Electronic books.

North America Historical geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Colonization: 1490s-1770s -- pt. III. Expansion: 1780s-1860s -- pt. IV. Consolidation: 1860s-1920s -- pt. V. Reorganization: 1930s and Onward -- pt. VI. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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