A people's history of environmentalism in the United States /
"This book offers a fresh and innovative account of the history of environmentalism in the United States, challenging the dominant narrative in the field. In the widely-held version of events, the US environmental movement was born with the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Continuum International Publishing,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book offers a fresh and innovative account of the history of environmentalism in the United States, challenging the dominant narrative in the field. In the widely-held version of events, the US environmental movement was born with the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962 and was driven by the increased leisure and wealth of an educated middle class. Chad Montrie's telling moves the origins of environmentalism much further back in time and attributes the growth of environmental awareness to working people and their families. From the antebellum era to the end of the twentieth century, ordinary Americans have been at the forefront of organizing to save themselves and their communities from environmental harm"--from publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([xi], 187 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [147]-182) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441175458 (electronic) 1441175458 (electronic) |