The Rise of the American Conservation Movement - Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection (Paperback)

In this sweeping social history Dorceta E. Taylor examines the emergence and rise of the multifaceted U.S. conservation movement from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. She shows how race, class, and gender influenced every aspect of the movement, including the establishment of parks; campaigns to protect wild game, birds, and fish; forest conservation; outdoor recreation; and the movement's links to nineteenth-century ideologies. Initially led by white urban elites-whose early efforts discriminated against the lower class and were often tied up with slavery and the appropriation of Native lands-the movement benefited from contributions to policy making, knowledge about the environment, and activism by the poor and working class, people of color, women, and Native Americans. Far-ranging and nuanced, The Rise of the American Conservation Movement comprehensively documents the movement's competing motivations, conflicts, problematic practices, and achievements in new ways.

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2016
Authors:	Dorceta E. Taylor
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-0-8223-6198-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-8223-6198-1
Barcode:	9780822361985

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