Benjamin Kline

First Along the River

A Brief History of the U.S. Environmental Movement

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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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• 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

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1. Philosophical Foundations 5
2. The 1400s through the 1700s: Inhabiting a New Land 17
3. The Early 1800s: Destroying the Frontier 29
4. The Late 1880s: Building an Industrial Nation 43
5. The 1900s through the 1930s: Beginnings of the Conservation Movement 59
6. The 1940s through the 1960s: Prelude to the Green Decade 79
7. The 1970s: The Conservation Movement Matures 95
8. The 1980s: A Conservative Backlash 113
9. The Early 1990s: Government Retrenchment and Public Apathy 129
10. The Late 1990s: The Institutionalization of
11. The Environmental Movement in the Post-9/11 World: 2000-2010 171
12 A Nation Divided: 2011-2020 189
Conclusion 217
Glossary 221
Bibliography and Suggested Readings 237
Index 245