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The promise of wildernessAmerican environmental politics since 1964 /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The promise of wildernessJames Morton Turner.
Reminder of title:	American environmental politics since 1964 /
Author:	Turner, James Morton,
Published:	Seattle, Wash :University of Washington,2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 520 p.) :ill., maps.
Subject:	POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy.
Online resource:	Full text available:
ISBN:	9780295804224 (electronic bk.)

The promise of wildernessAmerican environmental politics since 1964 /
Turner, James Morton,1973-

The promise of wildernessAmerican environmental politics since 1964 /[electronic resource] :James Morton Turner. - 1st ed. - Seattle, Wash :University of Washington,2012. - 1 online resource (xviii, 520 p.) :ill., maps.

"Analysis of the Wilderness Act of 1964, since its passage to the late 1990s, including the rationale for the act, dissenters, activists, the role of the Wilderness Society and other advocacy organizations"--

ISBN: 9780295804224 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

565464
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy.

LC Class. No.: HC110.E5 / T87 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 333.78/20973

The promise of wildernessAmerican environmental politics since 1964 /
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520 $a "From Denali's majestic slopes to the Great Swamp of central New Jersey, protected wildernessareas make up nearly 20 percent of the parks,forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands thatcover a full fourth of the nation's territory. But wilderness is not only a place. It is also one of the most powerful and troublesome ideas in American environmental thought, representing everythingfrom sublime beauty and patriotic inspiration to a countercultural ideal and an overextension of government authority. The Promise of Wilderness examines how the idea of wilderness has shaped the management of public lands since the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964. Wilderness preservation hasengaged diverse groups of citizens, from hunters and ranchers to wildlife enthusiasts and hikers, as political advocates who have leveraged the resources of local and national groups toward a common goal. Turner demonstrates how these efforts have contributed to major shifts in modern American environmental politics, which have emerged not just in reaction to a newgeneration of environmental concerns, such as environmental justice and climate change, but also in response to changed debates overold conservation issues, such as public lands management. He also shows how battles over wildernessprotection have influenced American politics more broadly, fueling disputes over the proper role ofgovernment, individual rights, and the interests of rural communities; giving rise to radical environmentalism; and playing an important role in the resurgence of the conservative movement, especially in the American West. "James Turner's insightful book demonstrates the continued vitality and centralityof wilderness within American environmentalism." -Mark Harvey, author of Wilderness Forever: Howard Zahniser and the Path to the Wilderness Act "A superb study of the implementation of the Wilderness Act, and a springboard for a new period in wilderness thought and advocacy." -Paul Sutter, author of Driven Wild: How the Fight Against Automobiles Launched the Modern Wilderness Movement "The most deeply researched, analytically rigorous, and elegantly written study of American wilderness politics since the 1960s yet produced." -from the Foreword by William CrononJames Morton Turner is assistant professor of environmental studies atWellesley College"-- $c Provided by publisher.
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