Landscapes and Communities on the Pacific Rim: From Asia to the Pacific Northwest
- ISBN-10
- 0765605112
- ISBN-13
- 9780765605115
- Series
- Landscapes and Communities on the Pacific Rim
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 254
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-06
- Publisher
- M E Sharpe Incorporated
- Author
- Karen K. Gaul
Description
Utilizing ethnographic and historical case studies; textual, cartographic, and narrative analysis; and critical examinations of discourse and methods, these essays broaden our understanding of human/environmental interactions, and prompt ...
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