To Build in a New Land: Ethnic Landscapes in North America - Creating the North American Landscape - Allen G Noble - Livres - Johns Hopkins University Press - 9780801841897 - 27 mai 1992
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To Build in a New Land: Ethnic Landscapes in North America - Creating the North American Landscape

Allen G Noble

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To Build in a New Land: Ethnic Landscapes in North America - Creating the North American Landscape

Jacket Description/Back: A collection of twenty-two original essays by noted authorities on the distinctive cultural landscapes created by the immigration of various European groups, mostly in the nineteenth century, and the migrations of Black and Native American groups. A rich portrait of the ethnic groups that have helped mold the cultures of the United States and Canada. Review Quotes: "Provides an overview of North American ethnic landscapes and offers portrayals of some of the ethnic groups in the United States and Canada." -- Vernacular Architecture NewsletterReview Quotes:"Provides an overview of North American ethnic landscapes and offers portrayals of some of the ethnic groups in the United States and Canada." -- Vernacular Architecture NewsletterMarc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-444) and index. Publisher Marketing: Lavishly illustrated with historical photographs, maps, and architectural drawings, "To Build in a New Land" includes chapters on Ukrainian pioneer landscapes in western Canada, Cajun farmsteads in Louisiana, Czech settlements in South Dakota, Danish homes in Iowa and Minnesota, vernacular architecture of the German-Russian Mennonites of southeastern Manitoba, Afro-American housing in the southeastern United States, and the regional variations of Irish, English, and Scottish construction in Ontario. Review Citations:

Ingram Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 270 (EAN 9780801841897, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Noble, Allen G Allen G. Noble is distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography & Planning, at the University of Akron, Ohio.


472 pages

Médias Livres     Paperback Book   (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé)
Validé 27 mai 1992
ISBN13 9780801841897
Éditeurs Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages 472
Dimensions 178 × 254 × 25 mm   ·   1,08 kg
Éditeur Noble, Allen G.