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Saving the Planet

by Hal Rothman

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ISBN13: 9781566632881
ISBN10: 1566632889
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Hal Rothman chronicles the American response to the environment in the 20th century, showing how the idea of conservation management was transformed after World War II into a program for quality of life. His cogent narrative history is punctuated throughout with accounts of crucial episodes in the growth of environmentalism--Hetch-Hetchy, the Echo Park Dam, the oil spill at Santa Barbara, Love Canal, and others. A thoughtful tracking of the American environmental sympathies during this century. --Kirkus Reviews. American Ways Series.

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Examines the evolution of American cultural attitudes towards the environment as they have expressed themselves in changing lifestyles, political movements, and other aspects of social life. Rothman (history and public administration, U. of Nevada) explores the reactions of Americans to such incidents as Love Canal, various oil spills, and the building of the Echo Park Damn from the 1890s to the present and concludes that Americans, for the most part, are "pale green," or willing to accommodate environmentalist ideas as long as it doesn't affect them personally.
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Compact interpretations of key episodes and important topics and themes, written by accomplished historians in lucid prose at reasonable length.

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Hal Rothman explains why Americans now see in the environment a salvation of themselves and their society, and a respite from the pressure of modern life.
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ISBN:
9781566632881
Subtitle:
The American Response to the Environment in the Twentieth Century
Author:
Rothman, Hal K.
Author:
Rothman, Hal K.
Publisher:
Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Subject:
General
Subject:
History
Subject:
Miscellanea
Subject:
Environmental Science
Subject:
Environmental Conservation & Protection
Subject:
Engineering - Environmental
Subject:
Environmental protection
Subject:
Conservation of natural resources
Subject:
Environmental Engineering & Technology
Subject:
Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
Subject:
Environmental - General
Subject:
Public opinion -- United States.
Subject:
Environmentalism -- United States.
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Series:
American Ways Series
Publication Date:
January 2000
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.59x5.67x.95 in. .86 lbs.
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