Bret Wallach
Encyclopedia
Bret Wallach is an American cultural geographer
, and professor at University of Oklahoma
.
He graduated from University of California, Berkeley
with an A.B. in 1964, M.A. in 1966, and Ph.D. in 1968. He taught at the University of Victoria
, Pennsylvania State University
, University of California, Riverside
, and University of Maine at Fort Kent
.
Geographer
A geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society.Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography...
, and professor at University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
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He graduated from University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
with an A.B. in 1964, M.A. in 1966, and Ph.D. in 1968. He taught at the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
, Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
, University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...
, and University of Maine at Fort Kent
University of Maine at Fort Kent
The University of Maine at Fort Kent is a public liberal arts university in the U.S. state of Maine.Located in Fort Kent in the St. John Valley region of northern Maine, the university is part of the seven-member University of Maine System. It currently has an enrollment of 1,072 students. The...
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Works
- Understanding the Cultural Landscape. New York: the Guilford Press, 2004. ISBN 9781593851194
- Losing Asia: Modernization and the Culture of Development, Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1996. ISBN 9780801851704
- At Odds with Progress: Americans and Conservation. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1991. ISBN 9780816509171