Neil M. Maher

Nature's New Deal

The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement

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Produktbeschreibung

In Nature's New Deal, Neil M. Maher examines the history of one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's boldest and most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, describing it as a turning point both in national politics and in the emergence of modern environmentalism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 563g
• ISBN-13: 9780195392418
• ISBN-10: 0195392418
• Artikelnr.: 26394265

Autorenporträt

Neil M. Maher is Associate Professor of History, Federated History Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology-Rutgers University, Newark.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: New Deal Conservation
1: Ideas: Franklin Roosevelt's Progressive Era Influences
2: Landscapes: The Evolution of CCC Conservation
3: Labor: Enrollee Work and the Body Politics
4: Community: Locals and Next Door Natures
5: Nation: The Great Conservation Debate
6: Planning: From Top-Down Conservation to Bottom-Up Environment
Epilogue: New Deal Landscapes in the Environmental Era