Home >
A Very Short Introduction >
The American West (Geography)
A Very Short Introduction | Geography
The American West
ISBN: 9780199858934
Series: A Very Short Introduction
The American West (Geography)
A Very Short Introduction The American West (Geography) Media > Books > Non-Fiction > Education Books Expect Delays of Up to 4 WeeksOrder Below |
ISBN
9780199858934 (10-digit ISBN: 0199858934)
- Description
- Series Description
- Aron has appeared on a number of documentaries and television programs, including several episodes of "Who Do You Think You Are?"
- Outlines a much longer chronology of the American West than conventional western histories
- Explores colonial frontiers from the Atlantic to the Pacific and American Wests that were once east of the Mississippi
- Focuses on convergences of cultures that occurred on frontiers and in multi-ethnic western neighborhoods
Part geographical location, part time period, and part state of mind, the American West is a concept often invoked but rarely defined. Though popular culture has carved out a short and specific time and place for the region, author and longtime Californian Stephen Aron tracks the West from the building of the Cahokia Mounds around 900 AD to the post-World War II migration to California.
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
Part geographical location, part time period, and part state of mind, the American West is a concept often invoked but rarely defined. Though popular culture has carved out a short and specific time and place for the region, author and longtime Californian Stephen Aron tracks the West from the building of the Cahokia Mounds around 900 AD to the post-World War II migration to California.
- Aron has appeared on a number of documentaries and television programs, including several episodes of "Who Do You Think You Are?"
- Outlines a much longer chronology of the American West than conventional western histories
- Explores colonial frontiers from the Atlantic to the Pacific and American Wests that were once east of the Mississippi
- Focuses on convergences of cultures that occurred on frontiers and in multi-ethnic western neighborhoods
Series Description
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
EASY ORDER FORM
PRICES LISTED INCLUDE CONSUMPTION TAX
Price Before Tax:
¥1,630