UID:
almafu_9959329185402883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781119065517
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1119065518
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9781119367390
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1119367395
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9781119065531
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1119065534
Content:
Contested Boundaries: A New Pacific Northwest History is an engaging, contemporary look at the themes, events, and people that have shaped the history of the Pacific Northwest over the last two centuries.-An engaging look at the themes, events, and people that shaped the Pacific Northwest - Washington, Oregon, and Idaho - from when only Native Peoples inhabited the land through the twentieth century.-Twelve theme-driven essays covering the human and environmental impact of exploration, trade, settlement and industrialization in the nineteenth century, followed by economic calamity, world war and globalization in the twentieth.-Written by two professors with over 20 years of teaching experience, this work introduces the history of the Pacific Northwest in a style that is accessible, relevant, and meaningful for anyone wishing to learn more about the region's recent history. A companion website for students and instructors includes test banks, PowerPoint presentations, student self-assessment tests, useful primary documents, and resource links.
Note:
Clash of cultures ; Early encounters ; Trade among equals ; Making a Christian farmer ; Building an American Northwest -- People and place ; Riding the railroad rollercoaster ; Seeking dignity in labor ; Dismantling a racial hierarchy ; Liberation in the West -- Crisis and opportunity ; Beyond breadlines ; Marching through global conflict ; El movimiento: Chicanos unite to improve economic standing ; The fractured Northwest.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Jepsen, David J. Contested boundaries. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2017 ISBN 9781119065548
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1119065542
Language:
English
Keywords:
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URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119367390
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119367390
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119367390
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