ISBN:
9781469619958
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 232 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
24 cm
DDC:
790.109773/11
Keywords:
Leisure History
;
Nature Social aspects
;
History
;
Parks Social aspects
;
History
;
Outdoor recreation History
;
Working class History
;
Immigrants History
;
Urban ecology History
;
Chicago, Ill.
;
Einwanderer
;
Freizeit
;
Park
;
Stadtökologie
;
Geschichte
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: the Lithuanian worker and the Lake Michigan dunesWhere Chicagoans found nature: an expedition with Leonard Dubkin, "Urban Ranger" -- Immigrants in "nature's nation" -- Turf: working-class ethnic youth culture and green space -- "The Negro speaks of rivers": African Americans and nature -- The nature of May Day: green space and working-class Chicago -- Conclusion: what we can learn from Chicago's cultures of nature.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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