| The Making of the American Landscape Contributor(s): Conzen, Michael P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415950074 ISBN-13: 9780415950077 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Architecture | Landscape - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning |
| Dewey: 304.209 |
| LCCN: 2010291340 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.4" W x 9.6" (2.70 lbs) 568 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The only compact yet comprehensive survey of environmental and cultural forces that have shaped the visual character and geographical diversity of the settled American landscape. The book examines the large-scale historical influences that have molded the varied human adaptation of the continent's physical topography to its needs over more than 500 years. It presents a synoptic view of myriad historical processes working together or in conflict, and illustrates them through their survival in or disappearance from the everyday landscapes of today. |