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10%OFFKurkpatrick Dorsey - The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy. U.S.-Canadian Wildlife Protection Treaties in the Progressive Era.  - 9780295990033 - V9780295990033
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The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy. U.S.-Canadian Wildlife Protection Treaties in the Progressive Era.

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Description for The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy. U.S.-Canadian Wildlife Protection Treaties in the Progressive Era. paperback. Examines the first three comprehensive wildlife conservation treaties in history, all between the US and Canada: the Inland Fisheries Treaty of 1908, the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911, and the Migratory Bird Treaty of 1916. The author argues that these treaties directly affect us and offer lessons for future conservation efforts. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.

In the first decades of the twentieth century, fish in the Great Lakes and Puget Sound, seals in the North Pacific, and birds across North America faced a common threat: over harvesting that threatened extinction for many species. Progressive era conservationists saw a need for government intervention to protect threatened animals. And because so many species migrated across international political boundaries, their protectors saw the necessity of international conservation agreements. In The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy, Kurkpatrick Dorsey examines the first three comprehensive wildlife conservation treaties in history, all between the United States and Canada: the Inland Fisheries Treaty of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
Number of Pages
351
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295990033
SKU
V9780295990033
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About Kurkpatrick Dorsey
Kurkpatrick Dorsey is associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire.

Reviews for The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy. U.S.-Canadian Wildlife Protection Treaties in the Progressive Era.
"Dorsey's superb book connects ecological science, economic interest groups, politics at the local, national, and international level, and the quirks and achievements of colorful advocates. Here is a model for a new and important field of international history." Gaddis Smith, Yale University "Kurkpatrick Dorsey understands how politics deeply affects diplomacy and how public opinion shapes conservation policies. So many issues ... Read more

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