The Nation's Nature
Title | The Nation's Nature PDF eBook |
Author | James David Drake |
Publisher | University of Virginia Press |
Pages | 417 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0813931223 |
"In The Nation's Nature, James D. Drake examines how a relatively small number of inhabitants of the Americas, huddled along North America's east coast, came to mentally appropriate the entire continent and to think of their nation as America. Drake demonstrates how British North American colonists' participation in scientific debates and imperial contests shaped their notions of global geography. These ideas, in turn, solidified American nationalism, spurred a revolution, and shaped the ratification of the Constitution."--Publisher description.
The Family and the Nation
Title | The Family and the Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Sir William Cecil Dampier Dampier |
Publisher | |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | Electronic books |
ISBN |
Imagining the Nation in Nature
Title | Imagining the Nation in Nature PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas M. Lekan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 462 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Landscape protection |
ISBN |
The Struggle of the Nations
Title | The Struggle of the Nations PDF eBook |
Author | Gaston Maspero |
Publisher | |
Pages | 830 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | Assyria |
ISBN |
Nature and Nation
Title | Nature and Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Jeyamalar Kathirithamby-Wells |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Pages | 536 |
Release | 2005-10-31 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780824828639 |
Nature and Nation explores the relations between people and forests in Peninsular Malaysia where the planet's richest terrestrial eco-system met head-on with the fastest pace of economic transformation experienced in the tropical world. It engages the interplay of history, culture, science, economics and politics to provide a holistic interpretation of the continuing relevance of forests to state and society in the moist tropics. Malaysia has long been singled out for emulation by developing nations, an accolade contradicted in recent years by concerns over its capital-, rather than poverty-driven forest depletion. The Malaysian case supports the call for re-appraisal of entrenched prescriptions for development that go beyond material needs. -- Book cover.
The Republic of Nature
Title | The Republic of Nature PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Fiege |
Publisher | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 601 |
Release | 2012-03-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0295804149 |
In the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes the canonical account of American history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred. Revisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new light. Among the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of liberty. Abraham Lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the Union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvement. In Topeka, Kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of Brown v. Board of Education. By focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the United States, Fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfolded. In these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem new. The Republic of Nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the American experience. For more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnature.com/
The Law of Nations
Title | The Law of Nations PDF eBook |
Author | Emer de Vattel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 668 |
Release | 1856 |
Genre | International law |
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