Fleeting moments : nature and culture in American history / / Gunther Barth
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| Autore: |
Barth Gunther Paul
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| Titolo: |
Fleeting moments : nature and culture in American history / / Gunther Barth
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Human beings - Effect of environment on - United States - History |
| Nature - Effect of human beings on - United States - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Civilization |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Fleeting moments |
| ISBN: | 0-19-771307-6 |
| 1-280-52465-0 | |
| 0-19-536267-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824166403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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