1st Edition
An Analysis of William Cronon's Nature's Metropolis Chicago and the Great West
Ways in to the Text
Who was William Cronon?
What does Nature's Metropolis: Chicago And The Great West Say?
Why does What does Nature's 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 Author's Contribution
Section 2: Ideas
Module 5: Main Ideas
Module 6: Secondary Ideas
Module 7: Achievement
Module 8: Place in the Author's 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
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.
