Crisis of the Wasteful Nation : Empire and Conservation in Theodore Roosevelt's America /

Long before people were "going green" and toting reusable bags, the Progressive generation of the early 1900s was calling for the conservation of resources, sustainable foresting practices, and restrictions on hunting. Industrial commodities such as wood, water, soil, coal, and oil, as wel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tyrrell, Ian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2015]
Temas:
Conservation of natural resources > Government policy > United States.
Conservation of natural resources > United States > History.
HISTORY / General.
waste, problem, crises, garbage, empire, empirical, leadership, leader, president, theodore roosevelt, america, american, united states, usa, history, historical, green, environment, environmentalism, conservation, global warming, climate change, progressive, 1900s, resources, sustainable, sustainability, foresting, forestry, restrictions, hunting, nature, natural world, economy, advocacy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Part One. The Origins of Alarm
  • Part Two. The New Empire and the Rise of Conservation
  • Part Three. The Global Vision of Theodore Roosevelt and Its Fate
  • Epilogue. The Present, the Future, and the Power of Contingency in Human Life
  • Notes
  • Index

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