Find Request It
Cover Image

First along the river a brief history of the U.S. environmental movement

"First Along the River: A Brief History of the U.S. Environmental Movement provides students with a balanced, historical perspective on the history of the environmental movement in relation to major social and political events in U.S. history, from the precolonial era to the present. The book highli...

Full description

Saved in:
Main Author: Kline, Benjamin, 1955- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Environmentalism > United States > History.
Environmental policy > United States > History.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > History.
Green movement > United States > History.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Philosophical foundations
  • The 1400s through the 1700s : inhabiting a new land
  • The early 1800s : destroying the frontier
  • The late 1880s : building an industrial nation
  • The 1900s through the 1930s : beginnings of the conservation movement
  • The 1940s through the 1960s : prelude to the green decade
  • The 1970s : the conservation movement matures
  • The 1980s : a conservative backlash
  • The early 1990s : government retrenchment and public apathy
  • The late 1990s : the institutionalization of the environmental movement
  • The environmental movement in the post-9/11 world : 2000-2010
  • A nation divided : 2011-2020.

Similar Items