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HIS 318 - American Environmental History

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This course examines how Americans have historically transformed their environment as well as how environmental changes have shaped American life. Topics will include: historical changing attitudes toward nature, the environmental effects of rural and urban development, and the historical emergence of American conservation and environmental movements. Class lectures, reading, and discussion will illustrate the historical significance of the natural world in the study of the American peoples and offer perspectives on contemporary environmental problems. Offered Fall of odd-numbered years.



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