Benjamin Kline

First Along the River

A Brief History of the U.S. Environmental Movement

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Along the River provides students with a balanced, historical perspective on the history of the environmental movement in relation to major social and political events in U.S. history, from the pre-colonial era to the present. The book highlights the impact of government, industry, and population on the American landscape.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Fifth Edition
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9781538159330
• ISBN-10: 1538159333
• Artikelnr.: 62552854

Autorenporträt

Benjamin Kline is professor in both the Social Science and Intercultural Studies Divisions at De Anza College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Philosophical Foundations Chapter 2: The 1400s through the
1700s: Inhabiting a New Land Chapter 3: The Early 1800s: Destroying the
Frontier Chapter 4: The Late 1880s: Building an Industrial Nation Chapter
5: The 1900s through the 1930s: Beginnings of the Conservation Movement
Chapter 6: The 1940s through the 1960s: Prelude to the Green Decade Chapter
7: The 1970s: The Conservation Movement Matures Chapter 8: The 1980s: A
Conservative Backlash Chapter 9: The Early 1990s: Government Retrenchment
and Public Apathy Chapter 10: The Late 1990s: The Institutionalization of
the Environmental Movement Chapter 11: The Environmental Movement in the
Post 9/11 World, 2000-2010 Conclusion