An Analysis of William Cronon's Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West

Description: An Analysis of William Cronon's Nature's Metropolis by Cheryl Hudson Before the publication of Natures Metropolis in 1991, historians generally treated urban and rural areas as distinct from one another, each following separate lines of development and maturity. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What caused the rise of Chicago, and how did the citys expansion fuel the westward movement of the American frontier – and influence the type of society that evolved as a result? Natures Metropolis emerged as a result of William Cronon asking and answering those questions, and the work can usefully be seen as an extended example of the critical thinking skill of problem-solving in action. Cronon navigates a path between the followers of Frederick Jackson Turner, author of the thesis that American character was shaped by the experience of the frontier, and revisionists who sought to suggest that the rugged individualism Turner depicted as a creation of life in the West was little but a fiction. For Cronon, the most productive question to ask was not whether or not men forged in the liberty-loving furnace of the Wild West had the sort of impact on America that Turner posited, but the quite different one of how capitalism and political economy had combined to drive the westward expansion of the US. For Cronon, individualism was scarcely even possible in a capitalist machine in which humans were little more than cogs, and the needs and demands of capital, not capitalists, prevailed. Natures Metropolis, then, is a work in which the rise of Chicago is explained by generating alternative possibilities, and one that uses a rigorous study of the evidence to decide between competing solutions to the problem. It is also a fine work of interpretation, for a large part of Cronons argument revolves around his attempt to define exactly what is rural, and what is urban, and how the two interact to create a novel economic force. Author Biography Dr Cheryl Hudson holds a PhD in history from Vanderbilt University, where her work examined the political culture of Chicago, 1890-1930. Currently a University Teacher in American history at the University of Liverpool, she has taught at universities in the UK and the USA, including Oxford, Sheffield, Coventry, Vanderbilt and Sussex and is a former director of the academic programme at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford. Table of Contents Ways in to the Text Who was William Cronon? What does Natures Metropolis: Chicago And The Great West Say? Why does What does Natures Metropolis: Chicago And The Great West Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Authors Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Authors Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited Details ISBN1912128926 Author Cheryl Hudson Publisher Macat International Limited Series The Macat Library Year 2017 ISBN-10 1912128926 ISBN-13 9781912128921 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-07-15 Media Book Short Title Natures Metropolis Language English Subtitle Chicago and the Great West UK Release Date 2017-07-15 Imprint Macat International Limited Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2017-07-15 NZ Release Date 2017-07-15 Alternative 9781912302468 Audience General Pages 112 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:116579188;

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