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The Environmental Debate A Documentary History
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Peninah Neimark, Peter Rhoades Mott, ed.
ISBN: 0-313-30020-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30020-2
352 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/1999
List Price: $65.00 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Awards:
  • Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 2000
Description: This unique collection of primary documents examines the evolution of concern about environmental degradation, pollution, and resource conservation in America from the colonial period to the end of the twentieth century. The historical introductions to each part and to each document provide a context for analyzing each document and will aid readers to better understand the various stands taken in debates over how, why, and if our environment needs to be protected. Students and others interested in environmental problems are encouraged to consider all sides of these complex issues before drawing their own conclusions.

The documents are taken from the writings of naturalists, including botanists and ornithologists; conservationists, ranging from forest managers to game hunters to grassroots activists; scientists, philosophers, and theologians; lawyers and judges; politicians and industrialists; sociologists and economists; artists, designers, architects; and poets and novelists; as well as from government reports; federal, state, and local legislation; and court cases. They include a wide variety of attitudes about environmental issues ranging from the apocalyptic view that we must immediately diminish our impact on the environment to the belief that we can use whatever resources we want for the advancement of human well-being because human ingenuity can resolve whatever problems ensue. The book, with its broad array of perspectives, will be a welcome resource for students wishing to explore controversial environmental issues from as many different angles as possible.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
    Preface
    Introduction
    Foundations of American Environmental Thought and Action
    Naturalists and Politicians in the New Nation, 1776-1840
    The Origins of Environmental Activism, 1840-1890
    The Conservation Movement Era, 1890-1920
    Rethinking Our Relationship to Nature, 1920-1960
    The Heyday of Environmentalism, 1960-1980
    Confronting Economic and Social Realities, 1980-2000
    Chronology
    Glossary
    Index
About the Author: PENINAH NEIMARK is a freelance editor and writer specializing in environment and development issues.

PETER RHOADES MOTT teaches biology and ethics at the Fieldston School in Riverdale, NY./e He is President of the Board of the New York City chapter of the Audubon Society.
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