Saving the Planet : The American Response to the Environment in the Twentieth Century Hardback
by Hal K. Rothman
Part of the American Ways series
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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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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Ivan R Dee, Inc
- Publication Date:24/03/2000
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- ISBN:9781566632881
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Ivan R Dee, Inc
- Publication Date:24/03/2000
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- ISBN:9781566632881
