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Pollution in a Promised Land : An Environmental History of Israel /

Virtually undeveloped one hundred years ago, Israel, the promised "land of milk and honey," is in ecological disarray. In this gripping book, Alon Tal provides--for the first time ever--a history of environmentalism in Israel, interviewing hundreds of experts and activists who have made it...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tal, Alon, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 2002.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The pathology of a polluted river: an introduction to Israel's environmental crises
  • Reclaiming a homeland: Zionism's mixed ecological message
  • Palestine's environment, 1900-1949: prelude to disaster or benign half-century?
  • The forest's many shades of green
  • The emergence of an Israeli environmental movement
  • A general launches a war for wildlife
  • The quantity and quality of Israel's water resources
  • Israel's urban environment, 1948-1988: the politics of neglect
  • A ministry of the environment comes of age
  • Israel, Arabs, and the environment
  • Environmental activism hits its stride
  • Toward a sustainable future?