自然的大都会
Nature's metropolis
William Cronon、Cronon · 初版 1991 年
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本书以芝加哥为焦点，通过追溯其从美洲原住民聚居地到因白人定居开发而发生巨变的发展历程，提出了美国边疆与城市相辅相成、共同发展的观点。
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Nature's metropolis
William Cronon、Cronon · 初版 1991 年
本书以芝加哥为焦点，通过追溯其从美洲原住民聚居地到因白人定居开发而发生巨变的发展历程，提出了美国边疆与城市相辅相成、共同发展的观点。
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顺便说句题外话，我最喜欢的关于“标准化”的书其实是 William Cronon 的《Nature’s Metropolis》。它极大地激发了我对经济、科技与自然的交集，以及我们如何将各种标准强加给这个世界的兴趣。
By the way, only tangentially related, but my favorite book on standardization is Nature’s Metropolis by William Cronon. It’s inspired a lot of my interest in the intersection of economics, tech, and nature and how we impose standards upon the world.
……铁路运输的高昂成本（往往是木材本身价格的两倍）促使制造商们去寻找创新的解决方案。几个月前 HN 上有人推荐过一本书——《Nature's Metropolis》，里面用了整整一章讲述在 19 世纪下半叶，为什么以及如何将生木材运往芝加哥木材场最终统治了整个行业。然而，这种情况突如其来地发生了变化，因为……
…the exorbitant costs of railroad shipping, often double the price of the lumber itself, prompted manufacturers to find innovative solutions. There was a book recommended here on HN a few months ago - Nature's Metropolis - that devotes an entire chapter to why and how, in the second half of the 1800s, shipping green lumber to Chicago lumber yards came to dominate the entire industry. Yet that changed very suddenly as…
……在奴隶种植园里 [1] 关于资本主义历史（这与劳工剥削即管理学紧密相连），我推荐以下几本书：- Sven Beckert 的《Empire of Cotton》（棉花帝国）- Cronon 的《Nature’s Metropolis》（自然的都会）[1] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/slav...
…at slavery plantations [1] I can recommend the following books on the history of capitalism (which is closely linked to the exploitation of labor aka management): - Empire of Cotton (Sven Beckert) - Nature’s Metropolis (Cronon) [1] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/slav...
对经济学、历史、芝加哥或者整个美国中西部感兴趣的人，绝对应该去看看 William Cronon 的《Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West》。
People interested in economics, history, Chicago, or the midwest in general should definitely check out "Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West" by William Cronon.
我正在找圣诞假期的阅读灵感。我挑的几本是：– Helen DeWitt，《The Last Samurai》（2000）– William Cronon，《Nature's Metropolis》（1991）– John Ma，《Polis》（2024）– John Julius Norwich，《A History of Venice》（1982）（如果最近有人发过类似的帖子先说声抱歉，我随手搜了搜没找着。）
I'm looking for inspiration for the Christmas holidays. Mine were: – Helen DeWitt, The Last Samurai (2000) – William Cronon, Nature's Metropolis (1991) – John Ma, Polis (2024) – John Julius Norwich, A History of Venice (1982) (Apologies if someone has posted something similar recently. I did a quick search and couldn't find anything.)