Frigid embrace: politics, economics, and environment in Alaska

Haycox (history, U. of Alaska, Anchorage) presents historical commentary on human culture in Alaska and how it has affected the natural environment there. He contends that most non-Native Alaskans (now 85% of the population) went there for the money, not because they loved the wilderness. The focus...

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Main Author: Haycox, Stephen W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Corvallis Oregon State Univ. Press 2002
Edition:1. ed.
Series:Culture and environment in the Pacific West
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Summary:Haycox (history, U. of Alaska, Anchorage) presents historical commentary on human culture in Alaska and how it has affected the natural environment there. He contends that most non-Native Alaskans (now 85% of the population) went there for the money, not because they loved the wilderness. The focus is on tensions between Native and non- Native people and between settlers and environmental protection.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index. - Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Physical Description:XII, 180 S. Ill., Kt. : 23 cm
ISBN:0870715364

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