{"product_id":"united-states-west-coast-adam-sowards-9781851099092","title":"United States West Coast: An Environmental History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most up-to-date and insightful overview available on the environmental history of the West Coast of the United States, a region of extraordinary physical beauty distinguished by its inhabitants' efforts to both sustain and exploit their natural resources.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of ABC-CLIO's \u003cb\u003eNature and Human Societies\u003c\/b\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eUnited States West Coast: An Environmental History\u003c\/i\u003e explores the interplay of ecology, economy, and culture throughout the history of the region of North America where the waters drain to the Pacific Ocean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSynthesizing the most recent and insightful studies on the region, \u003ci\u003eUnited States West Coast\u003c\/i\u003e portrays environmental change in the far western United States from the emergence of humans in the Pacific Northwest (about 12,000 years ago), to the rise of European colonial trade networks, to the era of industrialization and urbanization, to present day activism and public policy responses to environmental damage. By investigating how humans interact with their nonhuman surroundings across a specific expanse that encompasses all kinds of landscapes, cultures, and commercial enterprises, this insightful volume shows just how interdependent the relationship between people and their environment is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Sowards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851099093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851099092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.33w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 1144","brand":"Adam Sowards","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088913608959,"sku":"9781851099092","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7dc78209-cdb5-4f13-8672-d3a0ebf91265.jpg?v=1769107246","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/united-states-west-coast-adam-sowards-9781851099092","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}