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Canadian wetlands : places and people / / by Rod Giblett
| Canadian wetlands : places and people / / by Rod Giblett |
| Autore | Giblett Rodney James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bristol, United Kingdom : , : Intellect, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.9180971 |
| Collana | Cultural studies of natures, landscapes and environments |
| Soggetto topico |
Wetlands - Canada
Wetland ecology - Canada Culture |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-78320-251-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: Canadian wetlands culture: Past and present; Notes; Chapter 2: Wetlands in anglophone pioneer settler literature and nature writing of the Canadian canon; Notes; Chapter 3: 'In the Acadian land' of Evangeline: The marshlands of Grand Pré, the wetlands of the Bay of Fundy and Longfellow's literary legacy; Acadian Grand Pré; Longfellow's Evangeline; Present pressures and future prospects; Chapter 4: 'The marsh lies rich and wanton': The Tantramar Marshes, Charles G. D. Roberts and Douglas Lochhead
Charles G. D. RobertsDouglas Lochhead; Present pressures and future prospects; Notes; Chapter 5: 'Noisome marsh' and 'incurable marshes': Wainfleet Bog, Point Pelee Marshes and the falls on the Niagara Peninsula; Note; Chapter 6: 'A swampy flat': Vancouver and the wetlands of the Fraser River delta; Chapter 7: A city 'set in malarial lakeside swamps': Toronto and Ashbridge's Bay Marsh; Marshy and military beginnings; Sublime city in a swampy wilderness and in a melancholy marsh; Disease and health; Waterbird habitat and uncanny place; Marshlands as liminal space; Mourning and reclamation Mapping the marsh and the metropolisChapter 8: 'Land and water disputed empire': Holland Marsh, John Muir and Henry David Thoreau; Note; Chapter 9: 'Quaking morass': The marshes of Manitoba, Frederick Philip Grove and Aldo Leopold; Chapter 10: 'Smelling the Old Marsh, I knew I was home': Harry Thurston's marshes of Nova Scotia and the future of Canadian wetlands culture; References; Index; BackCover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460049603321 |
Giblett Rodney James
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| Bristol, United Kingdom : , : Intellect, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Canadian wetlands : places and people / / by Rod Giblett
| Canadian wetlands : places and people / / by Rod Giblett |
| Autore | Giblett Rodney James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bristol, United Kingdom : , : Intellect, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.9180971 |
| Collana | Cultural studies of natures, landscapes and environments |
| Soggetto topico |
Wetlands - Canada
Wetland ecology - Canada Culture |
| ISBN | 1-78320-251-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: Canadian wetlands culture: Past and present; Notes; Chapter 2: Wetlands in anglophone pioneer settler literature and nature writing of the Canadian canon; Notes; Chapter 3: 'In the Acadian land' of Evangeline: The marshlands of Grand Pré, the wetlands of the Bay of Fundy and Longfellow's literary legacy; Acadian Grand Pré; Longfellow's Evangeline; Present pressures and future prospects; Chapter 4: 'The marsh lies rich and wanton': The Tantramar Marshes, Charles G. D. Roberts and Douglas Lochhead
Charles G. D. RobertsDouglas Lochhead; Present pressures and future prospects; Notes; Chapter 5: 'Noisome marsh' and 'incurable marshes': Wainfleet Bog, Point Pelee Marshes and the falls on the Niagara Peninsula; Note; Chapter 6: 'A swampy flat': Vancouver and the wetlands of the Fraser River delta; Chapter 7: A city 'set in malarial lakeside swamps': Toronto and Ashbridge's Bay Marsh; Marshy and military beginnings; Sublime city in a swampy wilderness and in a melancholy marsh; Disease and health; Waterbird habitat and uncanny place; Marshlands as liminal space; Mourning and reclamation Mapping the marsh and the metropolisChapter 8: 'Land and water disputed empire': Holland Marsh, John Muir and Henry David Thoreau; Note; Chapter 9: 'Quaking morass': The marshes of Manitoba, Frederick Philip Grove and Aldo Leopold; Chapter 10: 'Smelling the Old Marsh, I knew I was home': Harry Thurston's marshes of Nova Scotia and the future of Canadian wetlands culture; References; Index; BackCover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787248703321 |
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Giblett Rodney James
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| Bristol, United Kingdom : , : Intellect, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Canadian wetlands : places and people / / by Rod Giblett
| Canadian wetlands : places and people / / by Rod Giblett |
| Autore | Giblett Rodney James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bristol, United Kingdom : , : Intellect, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.9180971 |
| Collana | Cultural studies of natures, landscapes and environments |
| Soggetto topico |
Wetlands - Canada
Wetland ecology - Canada Culture |
| ISBN | 1-78320-251-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: Canadian wetlands culture: Past and present; Notes; Chapter 2: Wetlands in anglophone pioneer settler literature and nature writing of the Canadian canon; Notes; Chapter 3: 'In the Acadian land' of Evangeline: The marshlands of Grand Pré, the wetlands of the Bay of Fundy and Longfellow's literary legacy; Acadian Grand Pré; Longfellow's Evangeline; Present pressures and future prospects; Chapter 4: 'The marsh lies rich and wanton': The Tantramar Marshes, Charles G. D. Roberts and Douglas Lochhead
Charles G. D. RobertsDouglas Lochhead; Present pressures and future prospects; Notes; Chapter 5: 'Noisome marsh' and 'incurable marshes': Wainfleet Bog, Point Pelee Marshes and the falls on the Niagara Peninsula; Note; Chapter 6: 'A swampy flat': Vancouver and the wetlands of the Fraser River delta; Chapter 7: A city 'set in malarial lakeside swamps': Toronto and Ashbridge's Bay Marsh; Marshy and military beginnings; Sublime city in a swampy wilderness and in a melancholy marsh; Disease and health; Waterbird habitat and uncanny place; Marshlands as liminal space; Mourning and reclamation Mapping the marsh and the metropolisChapter 8: 'Land and water disputed empire': Holland Marsh, John Muir and Henry David Thoreau; Note; Chapter 9: 'Quaking morass': The marshes of Manitoba, Frederick Philip Grove and Aldo Leopold; Chapter 10: 'Smelling the Old Marsh, I knew I was home': Harry Thurston's marshes of Nova Scotia and the future of Canadian wetlands culture; References; Index; BackCover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816316603321 |
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Giblett Rodney James
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| Bristol, United Kingdom : , : Intellect, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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