Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century (Themes in Canadian History)
Neil S. Forkey
Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an ideal foundation for undergraduates and general readers on the history of Canada's complex environmental issues. Through clear, easy-to-understand case studies, Neil Forkey integrates the ongoing interplay of humans and the natural world into national, continental, and global contexts.
Forkey's engaging survey addresses significant episodes from across the country over the past four hundred years: the classification of Canada's environments by its earliest inhabitants, the relationship between science and sentiment in the Victorian era, the shift towards conservation and preservation of resources in the early twentieth century, and the rise ... Read more
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B. Osborne
Choice Magazine; vol 50:05:2012
‘Canadians and the Natural Environment is a splendid book… ... Read more