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Saving the Planet

- The American Response to the Environment in the Twentieth Century

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Hal Rothman chronicles the American response to the environment in the 20th century, showing how the idea of conservation management was transformed after World War II into a program for "quality of life." His cogent narrative history is punctuated throughout with accounts of crucial episodes in the growth of environmentalism-Hetch-Hetchy, the Echo Park Dam, the oil spill at Santa Barbara, Love Canal, and others. "A thoughtful tracking of the American environmental sympathies during this century."-Kirkus Reviews. American Ways Series.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781566633017
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 224
  • Udgivet:
  • 13. marts 2001
  • Størrelse:
  • 181x208x15 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 259 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 9. december 2024

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Hal Rothman chronicles the American response to the environment in the 20th century, showing how the idea of conservation management was transformed after World War II into a program for "quality of life." His cogent narrative history is punctuated throughout with accounts of crucial episodes in the growth of environmentalism-Hetch-Hetchy, the Echo Park Dam, the oil spill at Santa Barbara, Love Canal, and others. "A thoughtful tracking of the American environmental sympathies during this century."-Kirkus Reviews. American Ways Series.

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