1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784422803321

Autore

Klein Herbert S.

Titolo

A population history of the United States / / Herbert S. Klein [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-14332-2

1-280-45823-2

0-511-61663-5

0-511-18594-4

0-511-18511-1

0-511-18778-5

0-511-30283-5

0-511-18685-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 300 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

304.6/0973

Soggetti

United States Population History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-285) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Graphs, maps, and tables -- Introduction -- ; 1. Paleo-Indians, Europeans, and the settlement of America -- ; 2. Colonization and settlement of North America -- ; 3. The early Republic to 1860 -- ; 4. The creation of an industrial and urban society, 1860-1914 -- ; 5. The evolution of a modern population, 1914-145 -- ; 6. The baby boom and changing family values, 1945-1980 -- ; 7. A modern industrial society, 1980-2003 -- Appendix tables, graphs, and maps -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first full-scale one-volume survey of the demographic history of the United States. From the arrival of humans in the Western Hemisphere to the current century, Klein analyzes the basic demographic trends in the growth of the pre-conquest, colonial and national populations. He surveys the origin and distribution of the Native Americans, the post-conquest free and servile European and African colonial populations and the variation in regional patterns of fertility and mortality to 1800. He then explores trends in births,



deaths, international and internal migrations in the nineteenth century and compares them with contemporary European developments. The profound impact of historic declines in disease and mortality on the structure of the late twentieth century population is explained. Finally the late twentieth century changes in family structure, fertility and mortality are evaluated for their influence on the evolution of the national population for the 21st century.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972774803321

Titolo

Art, community and environment : educational perspectives / / edited by Glen Coutts and Timo Jokela

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2008

ISBN

1-281-78606-3

9786611786069

1-84150-258-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 314 p. : ill. ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Readings in art and design education series, , 1747-6208

Altri autori (Persone)

CouttsGlen

JokelaTimo

Disciplina

701.03

Soggetti

Community arts projects

Arts - Study and teaching

Environment (Art)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part One: Environments; Chapter 1: A Wanderer in the Landscape: Reflections on the Relationship between Art and the Northern Environment; Chapter 2: Developing an Environmental Aesthetic: Aesthetics and the Outdoor Experience; Chapter 3: Strategies for the Convivial City: A New Agenda for Education for the Built Environment; Part Two: Communities; Chapter 4: Beyond Process: Art, Empowerment and Sustainability; Chapter 5: Community Art Projects and Virtual Learning Environments



Chapter 6: Community-Based Art Education in the North: A Space for Agency?; Chapter 7: Crossing the Line; Part Three: Education; Chapter 8: Art and Design Education and the Built Environment; Chapter 9: Connections between Public Art and Art and Design Education in Schools; Chapter 10: Art, Design and Environment: A Programme for Teacher Education; Chapter 11: Training Community Artists in Scotland; Chapter 12: Community Art: What's the Use?; Chapter 13: Collaborative Project-Based Studies in Art Teacher Education: An Environmental Perspective

Chapter 14: Hard Lessons: Public Sculpture and the Education System in Nineteenth-Century Glasgow; Chapter 15: Living City: An Experiment in Urban Design Education; Chapter 16: Using Multimedia to Teach Young People about Public Art in Glasgow; Notes on Contributors; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Art, Community and Environment investigates wide-ranging issues raised by the interaction between art practice, community participation, and the environment, both natural and urban. This volume brings together a distinguished group of contributors from the United Kingdom, Australia, and Finland to examine topics such as urban art, community participation, local empowerment and the problems of ownership. Featuring rich illustrations and informative case studies from around the world, Art, Community and Environment addresses the growing interest in this fascinating dimension of art and education