Past Time, Past Place

by Knowles, Anne Kelly

• ISBN13: 9781589480322
• ISBN10: 1589480325
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Esri Pr

Summary

Encompassing a broad range of history -- from the Greek and Roman eras to the Salem witch trials and the Dust Bowl of the early 20th century, leading scholars from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain analyze history with the tools of GIS. Through the use of modern GIS technology the past is revealed in new ways, in re-creating Civil War battlefields, by bringing ancient landscapes back to life, and in re-examining long-held assumptions about historical events. Combining a deep appreciation of the strengths of traditional history with the technology of GIS, this book provides a new perspective for historical researchers and GIS experts.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Myron P. Gutmann
Introducing Historical GIS	xi
Anne Kelly Knowles
Historical Maps in GIS	1	(18)
David Rumsey
Meredith Williams
Teaching the Salem Witch Trials	19	(16)
Benjamin C. Ray
Similarity and Difference in the Antebellum North and South	35	(16)
Aaron C. Sheehan-Dean
Telling Civil War Battlefield Stories with GIS	51	(14)
David W. Lowe
Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race in Metropolitan New York, 1900--2000	65	(14)
Andrew A. Beveridge
Redlining in Philadelphia	79	(14)
Amy Hillier
Causes of the Dust Bowl	93	(12)
Geoff Cunfer
Agricultural History with GIS	105	(12)
Alastair W. Pearson
Peter Collier
Mapping British Population History	117	(14)
Ian N. Gregory
Humphrey R. Southall
GIS in Archaeology	131	(14)
Trevor M. Harris
Mapping the Ancient World	145	(18)
Tom Elliott
Richard Talbert
The Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative and the North American Religion Atlas	163	(16)
Lewis R. Lancaster
David J. Bodenhamer
Glossary of GIS Terms	179	(20)
About the Contributors	199