The promise of wilderness : American environmental politics since 1964 / James Morton Turner ; forew...
The promise of wilderness : American environmental politics since 1964 / James Morton Turner ; forew...
The promise of wilderness : American environmental politics since 1964 / James Morton Turner ; foreword by William Cronon.
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Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington, c2012.
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N333.78209/5
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English
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Physical content
xviii, 520 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Wilderness and the origins of modern environmentalism, 1967-1976 -- Why a wilderness act? -- Speaking for wilderness -- The popular politics of wilderness -- New environmental tools for an old conservation issue -- 2. The polarization of American environmental politics, 1977-1994 -- Alaska: "The...
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Publisher
Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington, c2012.
Place of Publication
Washington (State)
Date Published
c2012.
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"Analysis of the Wilderness Act of 1964, since its passage to the late 1990s, including the rationale for the act, dissenters, activists, the role of the Wilderness Society and other advocacy organizations"--Provided by publisher....
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The promise of wilderness : American environmental politics since 1964 / James Morton Turner ; foreword by William Cronon.
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Weyerhaeuser environmental books.
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N333.78209/5
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74VvAVbdWbbl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvAVbdWbbl
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ISBN
0295991755 (hardback)
9780295991757 (hardback)
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333.7820973
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991013561029702626
