Benjamin Kline

First Along the River

A Brief History of the U.S. Environmental Movement

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Produktbeschreibung

First Along the River introduces students to the U.S. environmental movement. Concise, accessible, and informative, this book 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. The book highlights important people and events, places critical concepts in context, and shows the impact of government, industry, and population on the American landscape. The fourth edition includes a new chapter that covers the entire environmental record of the George W. Bush administration, and the early record of the Obama administration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• 4th edition
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9781442203990
• ISBN-10: 1442203994
• Artikelnr.: 32394626

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