Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century (Themes in Canadian History) - Softcover

Neil S Forkey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080204896X ISBN 13: 9780802048967

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2012

Synopsis

Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an ideal foundation for undergraduates and general readers on the history of Canada's complex environmental issues. Through clear, easy-to-understand case studies, Neil Forkey integrates the ongoing interplay of humans and the natural world into national, continental, and global contexts.

Forkey's engaging survey addresses significant episodes from across the country over the past four hundred years: the classification of Canada's environments by its earliest inhabitants, the relationship between science and sentiment in the Victorian era, the shift towards conservation and preservation of resources in the early twentieth century, and the rise of environmentalism and issues involving First Nations at the end of the century. Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an accessible synthesis of the most important recent work in the field, making it a truly state-of-the-art contribution to Canadian environmental history.

About this title

About the Author

Neil S. Forkey is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Canadian Studies at St. Lawrence University.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080204896X
• ISBN 13: 9780802048967
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168