Water, Land, and Law in the West: The Limits of Public Policy, 1850-1920 - Rilegato

Pisani, Donald J.

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ISBN 10: 0700607951 ISBN 13: 9780700607952

Casa editrice: Univ Pr of Kansas, 1997

Riassunto

The series presents an interdisciplinary approach to the use and misuse of resources in the American West. This volume comprises essays written between 1982 and 1994, and previously published in journals such as Western Historical Quarterly , J. of American History , and Environmental History Review ). Pisani, one of the nation's leading environmental and Western historians, highlights the central role played by land, water, and timber allocation in the American West, and shows how efforts to achieve justice and efficiency were compromised by the region's obsession with achieving rapid economic growth. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Donald J. Pisani is Merrick Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ Pr of Kansas
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0700607951
• ISBN 13: 9780700607952
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 273