Ethnic landscapes of America. ([2017])
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- Book
- Title:
- Ethnic landscapes of America. ([2017])
- Main Title:
- Ethnic landscapes of America
- Further Information:
- Note: John A. Cross.
- Authors:
- Cross, John A
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Contents; 1: Introduction to Ethnic Landscapes; 1.1 Ethnicity Defined; 1.2 Geographic Definitions of Cultural Landscapes; 1.3 Geographic Study of Migration; 1.4 Landscape Components; 1.5 Ethnicity and Landscape; 1.5.1 Religious Structures; 1.5.2 Housing; 1.6 Old and New World Experience of Ethnic Groups; 1.6.1 Timing of Immigration; 1.6.2 Size of Ethnic Group; 1.6.3 Contested Landscapes and Evolving Toponyms; 1.7 Generic American Landscapes; 1.7.1 Public Land Survey System and American Landscape; 1.7.2 Railroads and the American Landscape. 1.7.3 The Automobile and the American Landscape1.7.4 Use of Space in American Cities; 1.8 Ethnic Persistence; 1.9 Prelude to Specific Ethnic Chapters; References; 2: Native American Landscapes in the Eastern United States; 2.1 Native American Legacy of the Past; 2.1.1 Disease and Depopulation; 2.2 Prehistoric American Indian Landscapes; 2.2.1 Mississippian Temple and Platform Mounds; 2.2.2 Woodland Complex or Effigy Mound Culture; 2.2.3 Hopewell Period Earthworks and Mounds; 2.2.4 Poverty Point Culture; 2.2.5 Burial Mounds and Middens; 2.2.5.1 Burial Mounds. 2.2.5.2 Shell Middens2.3 Agricultural Legacy of Native Americans; 2.3.1 Native Americans and Forests; 2.4 Native American Transportation Routes and Toponyms; 2.5 Historic Relocations of Eastern American Indians; 2.5.1 Five Civilized Tribes and Trail of Tears; 2.5.2 The Oneida; 2.6 Contemporary Indian Reservations; 2.6.1 Sovereignty of Indian Nations; 2.6.2 IndianAcknowledgments; Contents; 1: Introduction to Ethnic Landscapes; 1.1 Ethnicity Defined; 1.2 Geographic Definitions of Cultural Landscapes; 1.3 Geographic Study of Migration; 1.4 Landscape Components; 1.5 Ethnicity and Landscape; 1.5.1 Religious Structures; 1.5.2 Housing; 1.6 Old and New World Experience of Ethnic Groups; 1.6.1 Timing of Immigration; 1.6.2 Size of Ethnic Group; 1.6.3 Contested Landscapes and Evolving Toponyms; 1.7 Generic American Landscapes; 1.7.1 Public Land Survey System and American Landscape; 1.7.2 Railroads and the American Landscape. 1.7.3 The Automobile and the American Landscape1.7.4 Use of Space in American Cities; 1.8 Ethnic Persistence; 1.9 Prelude to Specific Ethnic Chapters; References; 2: Native American Landscapes in the Eastern United States; 2.1 Native American Legacy of the Past; 2.1.1 Disease and Depopulation; 2.2 Prehistoric American Indian Landscapes; 2.2.1 Mississippian Temple and Platform Mounds; 2.2.2 Woodland Complex or Effigy Mound Culture; 2.2.3 Hopewell Period Earthworks and Mounds; 2.2.4 Poverty Point Culture; 2.2.5 Burial Mounds and Middens; 2.2.5.1 Burial Mounds. 2.2.5.2 Shell Middens2.3 Agricultural Legacy of Native Americans; 2.3.1 Native Americans and Forests; 2.4 Native American Transportation Routes and Toponyms; 2.5 Historic Relocations of Eastern American Indians; 2.5.1 Five Civilized Tribes and Trail of Tears; 2.5.2 The Oneida; 2.6 Contemporary Indian Reservations; 2.6.1 Sovereignty of Indian Nations; 2.6.2 Indian Gaming and Gambling Casinos; 2.6.3 Economic Development and Native American Culture; 2.7 Native Americans in Eastern United States Today; 2.7.1 Native American Ethnic Islands; 2.7.2 Mixed Ancestry. 2.8 Contemporary American Indian Landscapes in the Eastern U.S.2.8.1 Native American Casinos; 2.8.2 The Longhouse; 2.8.3 The Wigwam; 2.8.4 Native American Cemeteries; 2.8.5 Seminole Indian Landscapes; 2.9 Précis; References; 3: Native American Landscapes in the Plains and Northwest Coast; 3.1 Contemporary American Indian Populations; 3.1.1 Indians of the Great Plains; 3.1.2 Indians of California; 3.1.3 Indians of the Pacific Northwest; 3.1.4 Indigenous Populations of Alaska; 3.1.4.1 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; 3.2 Historical Landscapes of the Plains Indians. 3.2.1 Migratory Plains Indians and the Tepee3.2.2 Plains Indian Villages; 3.2.3 Sacred Sites; 3.3 Contemporary Plains Indian Landscapes; 3.4 Historical Landscapes of Northwest Coast Indians; 3.4.1 Plank Houses; 3.4.2 Totem Poles; 3.5 Contemporary Landscapes of Northwest Coast Indians; 3.6 Contemporary Landscapes of the Alaskan Inuit; 3.7 Many Western Native American Landscapes; References; 4: Native American Landscapes in the American Southwest; 4.1 Prehistoric Cultures in the Southwest; 4.1.1 Mogollon; 4.1.2 Hohokam; 4.1.3 Hakataya; 4.1.4 Anasazi. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 304.20973
Geography
Human geography -- United States
Ethnic groups -- United States
Cultural landscapes -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural & Social
Cultural landscapes
Ethnic groups
Human geography
Geography
World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions)
Cultural Studies
Human Geography
Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)
Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography
Social Science -- Sociology -- General
Social Science -- Human Geography
Regional geography
Cultural studies
Human geography
Cultural geography
Human Geography
United States
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- English
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- 9783319540092
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- 9783319540085
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- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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