First along the river : a brief history of the U.S. environmental movement /
"First Along the River provides students with a balanced 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 important people and events, places critical concepts...
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman and Littlefield Publishers,
[2011]
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Philosophical foundations
- The 1400s through the 1700s : inhabiting a new land
- The early 1800s : destroying the frontier
- The late 1880s : building an industrial nation
- The 1900s through the 1930s : beginnings of the conservation movement
- The 1940s through the 1960s : prelude to the green decade
- The 1970s : the conservation movement matures
- The 1980s : a conservative backlash
- The early 1990s : government retrenchment and public apathy
- The late 1990s : the institutionalization of the environmental movement
- The environmental movement in the post 9/11 world : 2000-2010.