Description
Book SynopsisThese essays focus on the geographic responses to periodic cycles of crisis and recovery and the more general underlying intertwining of geography and history, demonstrating how the constant restructuring of American politics and economy occurs within spatial and historical constructs.
Trade ReviewInsightful essays on American geographical history that examine the rhythms in economic, demographic, and political life at local, regional, and national scales. Valuable for political economists, historical-oriented social scientists and interdisciplinary American Studies professionals. -- Stanley D. Brunn, editor of Collapsing Space and Time: A Geography of Information and Communication
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Approaching America's Geographical History Chapter 2. Earle's Theory and Conception of the Geographical History of the United States Chapter 3. The French in the Illinois Country, 1699–1735: Using Historical Geography to Understand European-Indian History Chapter 4. Economic Diversity, Industrialization, and Urbanization in Early Nineteenth Century Connecticut Chapter 5. The Structural Transformation of the Antebellum Red River Valley Settlement Systems in Louisiana Chapter 6. Earle's Dialectical Policy Regimes and the Erie Canal Chapter 7. The Interplay of Manufacturing Employment and Population Concentrations in the United States, 1840–1990 Chapter 8. Regional Income Convergence and a Decennial Core-Periphery Regionalization of the United States 1929–2000 Chapter 9. Pre-Industrial, Industrial, and Post-Industrial Electoral Alignments in Ohio Chapter 10. Globalization Bites Back: A New Type of Crisis for the "American Way"? Chapter 11. The Rhythms of America's Geographical Past
