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Colonialism and Landscape
Andrew Sluyter
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Description for Colonialism and Landscape
Paperback. Spurred by the dramatic landscape transformation associated with European colonization of the Americas, this work creates a prototype theory to explain relationships between colonialism and landscape. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Spurred by the dramatic landscape transformation associated with European colonization of the Americas, this original and extensively illustrated work creates a prototype theory to explain relationships between colonialism and landscape. Andrew Sluyter adeptly weaves historical sources and empirical research into a comprehensive geographical theory and applies it to a case study of the Veracruz lowlands along the Gulf Coast of Mexico. He then explores broader considerations of environmental conservation, development, and global policy challenges. This book will be of significance to geographers and others interested in development and environmental studies.
Spurred by the dramatic landscape transformation associated with European colonization of the Americas, this original and extensively illustrated work creates a prototype theory to explain relationships between colonialism and landscape. Andrew Sluyter adeptly weaves historical sources and empirical research into a comprehensive geographical theory and applies it to a case study of the Veracruz lowlands along the Gulf Coast of Mexico. He then explores broader considerations of environmental conservation, development, and global policy challenges. This book will be of significance to geographers and others interested in development and environmental studies.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742515604
SKU
V9780742515604
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Ref
99-15
About Andrew Sluyter
Andrew Sluyter is assistant professor in the ecology and geography programs at the Pennsylvania State University.
Reviews for Colonialism and Landscape
An important book that addresses some of the key debates in geography today. Opens a rich and diversified research agenda that will most certainly generate fertile partnerships between physical and human geographers.
Annals of the Association of American Geographers
Challenging and valuable. . . . I highly recommend this book to geographers of Latin American landscape change and ... Read more
Annals of the Association of American Geographers
Challenging and valuable. . . . I highly recommend this book to geographers of Latin American landscape change and ... Read more