The World of the American West

The World of the American West is an innovative collection of original essays that brings the world of the American West to life, and conveys the distinctiveness of this diverse, constantly changing region. Twenty scholars incorporate the freshest research in the field to take the history of the American West out of its timeworn "Cowboys and Indians" stereotype right up into the major issues being discussed today, from water rights to the presence of the defense industry. Other topics covered in this heavily illustrated, highly accessible volume include the effects of leisure and tourism, western women, politics and politicians, Native Americans in the twentieth century, and of course, oil.With insight both informative and unexpected, The World of the American West offers perspectives on the latest developments affecting the modern American West, providing essential reading for all scholars and students of the field so that they may better understand the vibrant history of this globally significant, ever-evolving region of North America.

Autorentext
Gordon Morris Bakken is Professor of History at California State University, Fullerton. He is the author of many books, his most recent being Invitation to an Execution: A History of the Death Penalty in the United States.

Zusammenfassung
The World of the American West is an innovative collection of original essays that brings the world of the American West to life, and conveys the distinctiveness of this diverse, constantly changing region. Twenty scholars incorporate the freshest research in the field to take the history of the American West out of its timeworn "Cowboys and Indians" stereotype right up into the major issues being discussed today, from water rights to the presence of the defense industry. Other topics covered in this heavily illustrated, highly accessible volume include the effects of leisure and tourism, western women, politics and politicians, Native Americans in the twentieth century, and of course, oil.With insight both informative and unexpected, The World of the American West offers perspectives on the latest developments affecting the modern American West, providing essential reading for all scholars and students of the field so that they may better understand the vibrant history of this globally significant, ever-evolving region of North America.

Inhalt
IntroductionChapter 1 -The Physical Geography of the West by Robert SpudeChapter 2 -The Flora and the Fauna by Kurt RussoChapter 3 - The Native West before 1700 by Gregory E. SmoakChapter 4 - Hosts and Horses: Envirocultural Effects of Contact in the Amerindian West by K. D. MotesChapter 5 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition by Robert CarrikerChapter 6 - Continued Exploration of the American West: The Fur Trade, Map Makers, Path Markers by William R. SwagertyChapter 7 - The "Earlier, wilder image": Early artists of the American West by Elizabeth Kuebler-WolfChapter 8 -The Borderlands of the United States West by Sheila McManusChapter 9 - California Transformed: Organizing a New Society, 1848-1869 by Peter BlodgettChapter 10 - The Urbanization of the American West: The Processes and People in the Rise of Instant Cities and Their Evolution into the Twenty-First Century by Brent M. RogersChapter 11 -The Hydraulic West - The History of Irrigation by Charles R. PorterChapter 12 - Leisure in the West by Randal FulkersonChapter 13 - Learning in the West: Western Women and the Culture of Education by Andrea G. Radke-MossChapter 14 - Defense Industries by Susan TschabrunChapter 15 - The Rise of Western Women to National Stature in the Early Twentieth Century by Shannon D. SmithChapter 16 -American Politics Move West by Gordon Morris BakkenChapter 17 - Government and Law in the American West by Aaron WilsonChapter 18 - Region of Extremes and Contrast by Alicia DeweyChapter 19 - American Indians in the Twentieth Century by Lisa E. EmmerichChapter 20 - Leadership or Dominance: The Role of the Western U.S. Economy in the World by Neil Greenwood

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