Uncertain climes : debating climate change in gilded age America

Uncertain climes : debating climate change in gilded age America / Joseph Giacomelli.

"Drawing on the writings of scientists, foresters, surveyors, and settlers, Joseph Giacomelli shows that climate uncertainty infused Gilded Age thinking about economic growth and national development. He details a multivalent discourse on climate that infused both practical concerns and overarc...

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Main Author: Giacomelli, Joseph (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Climatic changes > United States > Forecasting > History > 19th century.
Climatic changes > Effect of human beings on > United States > History > 19th century.
Climat > Changements > États-Unis > Prévision > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Climat > Changements > Effets de l'homme sur > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SCIENCE / General.
Climatic changes > Effect of human beings on
Climatic changes > Forecasting
United States of America, USA.
19th century, c 1800 to c 1899.
History of the Americas.
History.
Science: general issues.
United States > Climate > Forecasting > History > 19th century.
United States
History
Online Access:ProQuest Ebook Central
VLeBooks
EBSCOhost
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780226824444
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Oxford Academic
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Summary:"Drawing on the writings of scientists, foresters, surveyors, and settlers, Joseph Giacomelli shows that climate uncertainty infused Gilded Age thinking about economic growth and national development. He details a multivalent discourse on climate that infused both practical concerns and overarching political themes, not least Manifest Destiny. Giacomelli makes it clear that uncertainty drew together concerns about human-induced climate change and cultural worries about the sustainability of capitalist expansionism. A rising belief in scientific positivism was matched by a growing awareness of the illusory nature of scientific certainty; faith in society's power to improve landscapes tussled with persistent fears of environmental catastrophe"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (238 pages) illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226824444
0226824446
DOI:10.7208/chicago/9780226824444.001.0001
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central platform, viewed April 21, 2023).

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