Out of the woods
Subtitle: essays in environmental history
By: edited by Char Miller and Hal Rothman.
Contributors: Miller, Char, 1951-; Rothman, Hal, 1958-
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press; Univ of Pittsburgh Pr
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Pittsburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Environmental sciences -- History
Description: Covering a broad array of topics and reflecting the continuing diversity within the field of environmental history, Out of the Woods begins with three theoretical pieces by William Cronon, Carolyn Merchant, and Donald Worster probing the assumptions that underlie the words and ideas historians use to analyze human interaction with the physical world. One of these - the concept of place - is the subject of a second group of essays.

The political context is picked up in the third section, followed by a selection of some of the journal's most recent contributions discussing the intersection between urban and environmental history. Water's role in defining the contours of the human and natural landscape in undeniable and forms the focus of the fifth section. Finally, the global character of environmental issues emerges in three compelling articles by Alfred Crosby, Thomas Dunlap, and Stephen Pyne.

Of interest to a wide range of scholars in environmental history, law, and politics, Out of the Woods is intended as a reader for course use and a benchmark for the field of environmental history as it continues to develop into the next century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-361) and index.
A compilation of essays from the first 19 volumes of Environmental history review and its predecessor Environmental review.