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Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American Life

Black Brian C.
Innbundet / 2006 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780313332005
Publisert
2006-05-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Greenwood Press
Vekt
539 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
264

Forfatter
Black Brian C.

Biografisk notat

Brian Black is is associate professor in the departments of history and environmental studies at Penn State University, Altoona. He is the author of PETROLIA: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom.

Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American Life

Black Brian C.
Innbundet / 2006 / Engelsk
Black Brian C.
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Addressing a wide variety of the environmental issues that impacted the lives of people of all classes, races, and regions: the expansion of the National Park system and the increased desire for leisure time spent in the great outdoors; the devastation of the Dust Bowl and its impetus toward conservation and a greater understanding of ecology; grassroots activism and environmental politics from Rachel Carson to Love Canal; the impact of globalization and its environmental consequences on the daily lives of Americans.

Natural Resources Journal

For general readers and students, Black provides a history of nature and the environment in twentieth century America, which follows how ideas changed, the impact of using natural resources, the movement towards conservation and national parks, pollution, resource management, the effects of atomic technology, grassroots activism, policies and acts, the emergence of green culture, and environmental backlash. B&W photos are incorporated throughout the text.

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Americans during the twentieth-century became more disconnected from the environment and nature than ever before. More Americans lived in cities rather than on farms; they became ever more reliant on technology to interact with the world around them and with each other. Perhaps paradoxically, the twentieth-century also became the period in which environmental issues played an ever-increasing role in politics and public policy. Why is this so? Perhaps because, despite what many people believe, nature and the environment remains central to everyone's daily life. Pollution, environmental degradation, urban sprawl, loss of wildlife and biodiversity - all of these issues directly impact how everyone - even city dwellers - live their lives. Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century America addresses a wide variety of the environmental issues that impacted the lives of people of all classes, races, and regions: ; The expansion of the National Park system and the increased desire for leisure time spent in the great outdoors ; The devastation of the Dust Bowl and its impetus toward conservation and a greater understanding of ecology ; Grassroots activism and environmental politics from Rachel Carson to Love Canal ; The impact of globalization and its environmental consequences on the daily lives of Americans Part of the Daily Life through History series, this title joins Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century Americain a new branch of the series-titles specifically looking at how science innovations impacted daily life.
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Preface Introduction: Designing the Human Future Resource Expansion The Drive for Parks Pollution and City Life Resource Management and Conservation Expansive Possibilities: Life with the Bomb Grassroots Activism and Environmental Concern Creating a Political Framework for Environmental Action Green Culture Going Global Environmental Backlash and Growing Energy Needs Epilogue: Sifting Through the Debris of Hurricane Katrina
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- An exploration of complex eras in history on a level accessible to students and general readers
- Authoritative coverage stemming from the most current scholarship and recent discoveries
- A focus on social rather than political history in key curricular areas, providing an in-depth understanding of the nuts and bolts of daily life
- Interactive, exciting details such as photos, recipes, sheet music, rules for games, song lyrics, maps, and more

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Addressing a wide variety of the environmental issues that impacted the lives of people of all classes, races, and regions: the expansion of the National Park system and the increased desire for leisure time spent in the great outdoors; the devastation of the Dust Bowl and its impetus toward conservation and a greater understanding of ecology; grassroots activism and environmental politics from Rachel Carson to Love Canal; the impact of globalization and its environmental consequences on the daily lives of Americans.

Natural Resources Journal

For general readers and students, Black provides a history of nature and the environment in twentieth century America, which follows how ideas changed, the impact of using natural resources, the movement towards conservation and national parks, pollution, resource management, the effects of atomic technology, grassroots activism, policies and acts, the emergence of green culture, and environmental backlash. B&W photos are incorporated throughout the text.

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Americans during the twentieth-century became more disconnected from the environment and nature than ever before. More Americans lived in cities rather than on farms; they became ever more reliant on technology to interact with the world around them and with each other. Perhaps paradoxically, the twentieth-century also became the period in which environmental issues played an ever-increasing role in politics and public policy. Why is this so? Perhaps because, despite what many people believe, nature and the environment remains central to everyone's daily life. Pollution, environmental degradation, urban sprawl, loss of wildlife and biodiversity - all of these issues directly impact how everyone - even city dwellers - live their lives. Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century America addresses a wide variety of the environmental issues that impacted the lives of people of all classes, races, and regions: ; The expansion of the National Park system and the increased desire for leisure time spent in the great outdoors ; The devastation of the Dust Bowl and its impetus toward conservation and a greater understanding of ecology ; Grassroots activism and environmental politics from Rachel Carson to Love Canal ; The impact of globalization and its environmental consequences on the daily lives of Americans Part of the Daily Life through History series, this title joins Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century Americain a new branch of the series-titles specifically looking at how science innovations impacted daily life.
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Provides in-depth understanding of how people actually lived, based on research.
Preface Introduction: Designing the Human Future Resource Expansion The Drive for Parks Pollution and City Life Resource Management and Conservation Expansive Possibilities: Life with the Bomb Grassroots Activism and Environmental Concern Creating a Political Framework for Environmental Action Green Culture Going Global Environmental Backlash and Growing Energy Needs Epilogue: Sifting Through the Debris of Hurricane Katrina
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Addresses how 20th-century Americans interacted with nature and the environment.

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- An exploration of complex eras in history on a level accessible to students and general readers
- Authoritative coverage stemming from the most current scholarship and recent discoveries
- A focus on social rather than political history in key curricular areas, providing an in-depth understanding of the nuts and bolts of daily life
- Interactive, exciting details such as photos, recipes, sheet music, rules for games, song lyrics, maps, and more

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780313332005
Publisert
2006-05-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Greenwood Press
Vekt
539 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
264

Forfatter
Black Brian C.

Biografisk notat

Brian Black is is associate professor in the departments of history and environmental studies at Penn State University, Altoona. He is the author of PETROLIA: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom.

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