Andrew P. Duffin's Books

Plowed Under

Agriculture and Environment in the Palouse

By: Andrew P. Duffin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Plowed Under

Agriculture and Environment in the Palouse

By: Andrew P. Duffin

In Plowed Under, Andrew P. Duffin traces the transformation of the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho from land thought unusable and unproductive to a wealth-generating agricultural paradise, weighing the consequences of what this progress has wrought. During the twentieth century, the Palouse became synonymous with wheat, and the landscape was irrevocably altered. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, native vegetation is almost nonexistent, stream water is so dirty that it is often unfit for even livestock, and 94 percent of all land has been converted to agriculture. Commercial agriculture also created a less noticeable ecological change: soil erosion. While common to industrial agriculture nationwide, topsoil loss evoked different political and social reactions in the Palouse. Farmers all over the nation take pride in their freedom and independence, but in the Palouse, Duffin shows, this mentality - a remnant of an older agrarian past - has been taken to the extreme and is partly responsible for erosion problems that are among the worst in the nation. In the hope of charting a better, more sustainable future, Duffin argues for a candid look at the land, its people, their decisions, and the repercussions of those decisions. As he notes, the debate is not over whether to use the land, but over what that use will look like and its social and ecological results.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

275

Publisher

University of Washington Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0295989807

ISBN 13

9780295989808

Quagmire

Nation-Building and Nature in the Mekong Delta

By: David Andrew Biggs

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Quagmire

Nation-Building and Nature in the Mekong Delta

By: David Andrew Biggs

Winner of the 2012 George Perkins Marsh Prize for Best Book in Environmental History In the twentieth century, the Mekong Delta has emerged as one of Vietnam’s most important economic regions. Its swamps, marshes, creeks, and canals have played a major role in Vietnam’s turbulent past, from the struggles of colonialism to the Cold War and the present day. Quagmire considers these struggles, their antecedents, and their legacies through the lens of environmental history. Beginning with the French conquest in the 1860s, colonial reclamation schemes and pacification efforts centered on the development of a dense network of new canals to open land for agriculture. These projects helped precipitate economic and environmental crises in the 1930s, and subsequent struggles after 1945 led to the balkanization of the delta into a patchwork of regions controlled by the Viet Minh, paramilitary religious sects, and the struggling Franco-Vietnamese government. After 1954, new settlements were built with American funds and equipment in a crash program intended to solve continuing economic and environmental problems. Finally, the American military collapse in Vietnam is revealed as not simply a failure of policy makers but also a failure to understand the historical, political, and environmental complexity of the spaces American troops attempted to occupy and control. By exploring the delta as a quagmire in both natural and political terms, Biggs shows how engineered transformations of the Mekong Delta landscape - channelized rivers, a complex canal system, hydropower development, deforestation - have interacted with equally complex transformations in the geopolitics of the region. Quagmire delves beyond common stereotypes to present an intricate, rich history that shows how closely political and ecological issues are intertwined in the human interactions with the water environment in the Mekong Delta. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp1-UItZqsk

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

322

Publisher

University of Washington Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0295801549

ISBN 13

9780295801544

Plowed Under

Agriculture and Environment in the Palouse

By: Andrew P. Duffin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Plowed Under

Agriculture and Environment in the Palouse

By: Andrew P. Duffin

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

275

Publisher

University of Washington Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0295989807

ISBN 13

9780295989808

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White - Volume 2

By: Andrew Dickson White

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White - Volume 2

By: Andrew Dickson White

The book "" Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White - Volume 2 "" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

434

Publisher

Alpha Edition

Published Date

ISBN 10

9356089213

ISBN 13

9789356089211

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White

By: Andrew Dickson White,Perfect Library

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White

By: Andrew Dickson White,Perfect Library

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White Volume II", by Andrew Dickson White. Andrew Dickson White was a diplomat, historian and educator, who was the co-founder of Cornell University (1832-1918).

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

438

Publisher

CreateSpace

Published Date

ISBN 10

1507804768

ISBN 13

9781507804766

AUTOBIOG OF ANDREW DICKSON WHI

By: Andrew Dickson 1832-1918 White

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

AUTOBIOG OF ANDREW DICKSON WHI

By: Andrew Dickson 1832-1918 White

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

642

Publisher

Wentworth Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1360477942

ISBN 13

9781360477947

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White;

By: Andrew Dickson White

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White;

By: Andrew Dickson White

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

602

Publisher

Pinnacle Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1374828920

ISBN 13

9781374828926

Book's by Andrew P. Duffin

Plowed Under

Plowed Under

Quagmire

Quagmire

Plowed Under

Plowed Under

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White - Volume 2

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White - Volume 2

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White

AUTOBIOG OF ANDREW DICKSON WHI

AUTOBIOG OF ANDREW DICKSON WHI

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White;

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White;

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email