A People's History of Environmentalism in the United States (Hardcover)

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. This interpretation is nothing short of a substantial recasting of the past, giving a more accurate picture of what happened, when, and why at the beginnings of the environmental movement. >

General

Imprint:	Continuum Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	December 2011
Authors:	Chad Montrie
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-4411-1672-7
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4411-1672-9
Barcode:	9781441116727

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