Culture of wilderness, the: agriculture as colonization in the american west
Auteur :
Knobloch, Frieda
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9780807845851
Date de publication :
16 déc. 1996
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
344 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Combines cultural and technological history, to show how agriculture functioned as a colonizing force in the American west. The author uses agricultural textbooks, USDA documents and settlement accounts to explore the idea that civilization progresses by bringing agriculture to the wilderness.