James Morton Turner

The Promise of Wilderness

American Environmental Politics Since 1964

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Produktbeschreibung

James Morton Turner is assistant professor of environmental studies at Wellesley College.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 163mm x 39mm
• Gewicht: 885g
• ISBN-13: 9780295991757
• ISBN-10: 0295991755
• Artikelnr.: 35054595

Autorenporträt

James Morton Turner. Foreword by William Cronon

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One
Wilderness and the Origins of
Modern Environmentalism, 1964-1976
1 Why a Wilderness Act?
2 Speaking for Wilderness
3 The Popular Politics of Wilderness
4 New Environmental Tools for an Old Conservation Issue 101
Part Two
The Polarization of American Environmental Politics, 1977-1994
5 Alaska: "The Last Chance to Do It Right the First Time"
6 National Forests: The Polarization of Environmental Politics
7 The Public Domain: Environmental Politics and the Rise of the New Right
Part Three
wilderness and a New Agenda for the Public Lands, 1987-2009
8 From Wilderness to Public Lands Reform
9 The New Prophets of Wilderness
10 The Paths to Public Lands Reform
Epilogue: Rebuilding the Wilderness
Movement
Notes
Bibliography
Index