A people's history of environmentalism in the United States / Chad Montrie.
A people's history of environmentalism in the United States / Chad Montrie.
A people's history of environmentalism in the United States / Chad Montrie.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
Date
2011.
Call Numbers
N363.70309/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
187 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Puritan to Yankee Redux: Farming, Fishing, and Our Very Own Dark, Satanic Mills -- Why "Game Wardens" Carry Guns and Interpretive Rangers Dress like Soldiers: Class Conflict in Forests and Parks -- Missionaries Find the Urban Jungle: Sanitation and Worker Health and Safety -- Green Relief and Recove...
Publication information
Publisher
London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
Analytical title
A Popular crusade: organized labor takes the lead against pollution.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2011.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This book offers a fresh and innovative account of the history of environmentalism in the United States, challenging the dominant narrative in the field. In the widely-held version of events, the US environmental movement was born with the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962 and was driven by the increased leisure and wealth of an...
Alternative Titles
Full title
A people's history of environmentalism in the United States / Chad Montrie.
Variant title
A Popular crusade: organized labor takes the lead against pollution.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-182) and index.
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N363.70309/1
Record Identifier
74VvEV56e0Mg
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ISBN
9781441198686
9781441116727
1441116729
1441198687
DDC
363.7030973
MMS ID
991011646859702626
