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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824166403321

Autore

Barth Gunther Paul

Titolo

Fleeting moments : nature and culture in American history / / Gunther Barth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1990

ISBN

0-19-771307-6

1-280-52465-0

0-19-536267-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

973

Soggetti

Human beings - Effect of environment on - United States - History

Nature - Effect of human beings on - United States - History

United States Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1990.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; ONE: On Nature's Edge; TWO: On Culture's Edge; THREE: Engineering Nature-Engineering Culture; FOUR: Epilogue; Sources; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

A look at the relationship between nature and culture in American history to 1900, from the search for the Northwest Passage, through the expedition of Lewis and Clark, to a final section showing how nature was adapted to urban settings such as Central Park.