Canada and Arctic North America: An Environmental History

(Hardback)

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This comprehensive treatment of the environmental history of northern North America offers a compelling account of the complex encounters of people, technology, culture, and ecology that shaped modern-day Canada and Alaska. * Includes 17 maps charting and illuminating the patterns and changes discussed in the text as well as a broad array of photographs drawn from archival and personal collections * Provides a comprehensive timeline covering significant events from 50,000 BC to early 2006 and a detailed glossary of important people, events, and concepts, from acid rain to whaling

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"With all the attention focused on environmental issues and the decline of Arctic conditions, a book like Canada and Arctic North America: An Environmental History proves an essential 'must' for any college-level or specialty collection focusing on Northern Hemisphere environmental conditions, politics, and science." - Midwest Book Review "This work is recommended for environmental and geography collections in academic and large public library collections." - ARBA "It would be useful in any environmental or Canadian history course, and anyone interested in studying technological developments would find an abundance of useful and insightful information." - Technology & Culture "It is a landmark in Canadian environmental history and an important new work generally. With its materialist focus, it will be of great interest and use to labor and business historians as well as their environmentally focused colleagues." - H-Net Book Review

Author Bio

Graeme Wynn, PhD, is professor of geography at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He has published widely on the historical geographies and environmental histories of Canada and New Zealand. His published works include Timber Colony and he is coauthor of A Scholar's Guide to Geographical Writing on the American and Canadian Past.