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Saving the Planet: The American Response to the Environment in the Twentieth Century (The American Ways Series) by Hal K. Rothman is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Saving the Planet: The American Response to the Environment in the Twentieth Century (The American Ways Series) about?

The Author Examines American Attitudes To The Conservation Movement Including John Muir And The Sierra Club, The Policies Of Theodore Roosevelt, New Deal Projects, Atomic Testing, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Pau; Ehrlich's Population Bomb, Earth Day, The Alaska Pipeline, The Policies Of Ronald Reagan, Love Canal, Three Mile Island, And Radioactive Dumping In Navada. Setting The Stage: The Diverse Currents Of The 1890s -- Progressive Conservation -- Conservation As Business And Labor Policy -- Democratization Of Conservation -- Rise Of Aesthetic Environmentalism -- Limits Of Quality Of Life -- Backlash: Full Of Stomachs And Empty Pockets -- New Environmentalism. Hal K. Rothman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Author

Hal K. Rothman

Publisher

SAV

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781566633017

Subjects

Anthropology, History, Nature