9780295993300-0295993308-The Promise of Wilderness: American Environmental Politics since 1964 (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)

The Promise of Wilderness: American Environmental Politics since 1964 (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)

ISBN-13: 9780295993300
ISBN-10: 0295993308
Edition: 0
Author: James Morton Turner
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Format: Paperback 576 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780295993300
ISBN-10: 0295993308
Edition: 0
Author: James Morton Turner
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Format: Paperback 576 pages

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The Promise of Wilderness: American Environmental Politics since 1964 (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books) (ISBN-13: 9780295993300 and ISBN-10: 0295993308), written by authors James Morton Turner, was published by University of Washington Press in 2013. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other United States History (Natural Resources, Nature & Ecology, Conservation, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Promise of Wilderness: American Environmental Politics since 1964 (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used United States History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.75.

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From Denali's majestic slopes to the Great Swamp of central New Jersey, protected wilderness areas make up nearly twenty percent of the parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands that cover a full fourth of the nation's territory. But wilderness is not only a place. It is also one of the most powerful and troublesome ideas in American environmental thought, representing everything from sublime beauty and patriotic inspiration to a countercultural ideal and an overextension of government authority.

The Promise of Wilderness examines how the idea of wilderness has shaped the management of public lands since the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964. Wilderness preservation has engaged diverse groups of citizens, from hunters and ranchers to wildlife enthusiasts and hikers, as political advocates who have leveraged the resources of local and national groups toward a common goal. Turner demonstrates how these efforts have contributed to major shifts in modern American environmental politics, which have emerged not just in reaction to a new generation of environmental concerns, such as environmental justice and climate change, but also in response to changed debates over old conservation issues, such as public lands management. He also shows how battles over wilderness protection have influenced American politics more broadly, fueling disputes over the proper role of government, individual rights, and the interests of rural communities; giving rise to radical environmentalism; and playing an important role in the resurgence of the conservative movement, especially in the American West.

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