| Saving the Planet: The American Response to the Environment in the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Rothman, Hal K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566632889 ISBN-13: 9781566632881 Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2000 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - History | Modern - 20th Century - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General |
| Dewey: 333.720 |
| LCCN: 99049372 |
| Series: American Ways |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.67" W x 8.59" (0.86 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Earth Day - Topical - Ecology |