| Dam That River!: Ecology and Mormon Settlement in the Little Colorado River Basin Contributor(s): Abruzzi, William S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819191264 ISBN-13: 9780819191267 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $91.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christianity - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (mormon) |
| Dewey: 979.133 |
| LCCN: 93017051 |
| Physical Information: 236 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Mormonism/Lds |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is an explicit ecological model through which Abruzzi explains successful Mormon colonization of the Colorado River Basin in northeastern Arizona. His model is an adaptation of the general model developed by plant and animal ecologists to account for the evolution of complex ecological communities. Using a detailed systematic materialist analysis, Abruzzi explains several specific historical developments associated with the settlement process. Contents: Introduction; Colonizing the Little Colorado River Basin; The Evolution of Ecological Communities; The Little Colorado River Basin; Dam Construction; Exploiting Environmental Diversity; External Impacts on the Settlement Process; Conclusion; Maps, Tables and Figures throughout. |