Peripheral Visions: Californian-Australian Environmental Contacts, c. 1850s-1910.

Tyrrell, Ian

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ERIC Number: EJ556228

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Publication Date: 1997

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Peripheral Visions: Californian-Australian Environmental Contacts, c. 1850s-1910.

Tyrrell, Ian

Journal of World History, v8 n2 p275-302 Fall 1997

Offers a comparative and transnational study of environmental contacts between California and Australia. Analyzes concepts of the ideal society, the influence of isolation, distant markets, and climate similarities, using world system and cultural landscape theories. Discusses key exchanges of plants and policies regarding irrigation and biological control. (MJP)

Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Contact, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences, Environmental Research, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Global Education, International Relations, Physical Environment, State History, World History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia; California

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