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David Stradling - Conservation in the Progressive Era: Classic Texts - 9780295983752 - V9780295983752
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Conservation in the Progressive Era: Classic Texts

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Description for Conservation in the Progressive Era: Classic Texts Paperback. Conservation became the first nationwide political movement in American history to grapple with environmental problems like waste, pollution, resource exhaustion, and sustainability. This title places conservation in historical context, using the words of participants in and opponents to the movement. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 273 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.

Conservation was the first nationwide political movement in American history to grapple with environmental problems like waste, pollution, resource exhaustion, and sustainability. At its height, the conservation movement was a critical aspect of the broader reforms undertaken in the Progressive Era (1890-1910), as the rapidly industrializing nation struggled to protect human health, natural beauty, and "national efficiency." This highly effective Progressive Era movement was distinct from earlier conservation efforts and later environmentalist reforms.

Conservation in the Progressive Era places conservation in historical context, using the words of participants in and opponents to the movement. Together, the documents collected here ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Series
Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295983752
SKU
V9780295983752
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About David Stradling
David Stradling is assistant professor of history at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of Smokestacks and Progressives: Environmentalists, Engineers, and Air Quality in America, 1881-1951.

Reviews for Conservation in the Progressive Era: Classic Texts
"Stradling's selections are well chosen. Throughout the book he mixes the pro and the con, the technocratic and the popular, and a wide-cross section of topics. For this reason and its brevity, Stradling's collection is well suited for the classroom. Anyone with an interest in the environmental values of the progressive era should read this work as well. It will ... Read more

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