0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
  • All Departments
Price
  • R500 - R1,000 (1)
  • R1,000 - R2,500 (1)
  • -
Status
Brand

Showing 1 - 2 of 2 matches in All Departments

Defending Giants - The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of American Environmental Politics (Hardcover): Darren Frederick... Defending Giants - The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of American Environmental Politics (Hardcover)
Darren Frederick Speece; Foreword by Paul S. Sutter
R1,184 Discovery Miles 11 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Giant redwoods are American icons, paragons of grandeur, exceptionalism, and endurance. They are also symbols of conflict and negotiation, remnants of environmental battles over the limits of industrialization, profiteering, and globalization. Since the middle of the nineteenth century, logging operations have eaten away at the redwood forest, particularly areas covered by ancient giant redwoods. Today, such trees occupy a mere 120,000 acres. Their existence is testimony to the efforts of activists to rescue some of these giants from destruction. Very few conservation battles have endured longer or with more violence than on the North Coast of California, behind what locals call the Redwood Curtain. Defending Giants explores the long history of the Redwood Wars, focusing on the ways rural Americans fought for control over both North Coast society and its forests. Activists defended these trees not only because the redwood forest had dwindled in size, but also because, by the late twentieth century, the local economy was increasingly dominated by multinational corporations. The resulting conflict-the Redwood Wars-pitted workers and environmental activists against the rising tide of globalization and industrial logging in a complex war over endangered species, sustainable forestry, and, of course, the fate of the last ancient redwoods. Activists perched in trees and filed lawsuits, while the timber industry, led by Pacific Lumber, fought the lawsuits and used their power to halt reform efforts. Ultimately, the Clinton administration sidestepped Congress and the courts to negotiate an innovative compromise. In the process, the Redwood Wars transformed American environmental politics by shifting the balance of power away from Congress and into the hands of the executive branch.

Defending Giants - The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of American Environmental Politics (Paperback): Darren Frederick... Defending Giants - The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of American Environmental Politics (Paperback)
Darren Frederick Speece; Foreword by Paul S. Sutter
R634 Discovery Miles 6 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Giant redwoods are American icons, paragons of grandeur, exceptionalism, and endurance. They are also symbols of conflict and negotiation, remnants of environmental battles over the limits of industrialization, profiteering, and globalization. Since the middle of the nineteenth century, logging operations have eaten away at the redwood forest, particularly areas covered by ancient giant redwoods. Today, such trees occupy a mere 120,000 acres. Their existence is testimony to the efforts of activists to rescue some of these giants from destruction. Very few conservation battles have endured longer or with more violence than on the North Coast of California, behind what locals call the Redwood Curtain. Defending Giants explores the long history of the Redwood Wars, focusing on the ways rural Americans fought for control over both North Coast society and its forests. Activists defended these trees not only because the redwood forest had dwindled in size, but also because, by the late twentieth century, the local economy was increasingly dominated by multinational corporations. The resulting conflict-the Redwood Wars-pitted workers and environmental activists against the rising tide of globalization and industrial logging in a complex war over endangered species, sustainable forestry, and, of course, the fate of the last ancient redwoods. Activists perched in trees and filed lawsuits, while the timber industry, led by Pacific Lumber, fought the lawsuits and used their power to halt reform efforts. Ultimately, the Clinton administration sidestepped Congress and the courts to negotiate an innovative compromise. In the process, the Redwood Wars transformed American environmental politics by shifting the balance of power away from Congress and into the hands of the executive branch.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
Textual Studies of the Doctrine and…
William Victor Smith Hardcover R1,444 Discovery Miles 14 440
Child of the Apocalypse
Donald Edward Casebolt Hardcover R865 R743 Discovery Miles 7 430
The History and Antiquities of the…
John Dart Hardcover R953 Discovery Miles 9 530
The History of the Nine Worthies of the…
R. B. Hardcover R880 Discovery Miles 8 800
A Song for Else - Volume 2: The…
Christopher J Zehnder Hardcover R981 Discovery Miles 9 810
A Continuation of the Reverend Mr…
George Whitefield Paperback R363 Discovery Miles 3 630
Jonathan Edwards - Beyond The…
Toby K Easley Hardcover R785 Discovery Miles 7 850
John Knox
William Taylor Hardcover R500 Discovery Miles 5 000
George Washington's Religion
Stephen J. Vicchio Hardcover R1,222 R1,020 Discovery Miles 10 200
An Authentic Narrative of Some…
John Newton Hardcover R843 Discovery Miles 8 430

 

Partners