The Politics of Wilderness Preservation - Softcover
Craig Allin explores here the history of wilderness preservation politics in the United States. American pioneers originally viewed the wilderness as an enemy to destroy, Allin recounts, but with the rapid decline in natural resources in the nineteenth century, citizens realized their error and began to enact revolutionary environmental policies. Allin explores the far-reaching political and economic impact of these policies, as well as their status today and their uncertain future. With its timely, cutting-edge analysis, The Politics of Wilderness Protection is must-read for environmentalists and policymakers alike.
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Craig W. Allin is professor of political science at Cornell College.
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"An excellent text that presents a detailed and well-documented account of the political struggles to preserve American wilderness areas....This book should appeal to a wide audience, including political and natural scientists, environmentalists, historians, and resource managers. Strongly recommended for the graduate, undergraduate, and general libraries."-Choice
?An excellent text that presents a detailed and well-documented account of the political struggles to preserve American wilderness areas....This book should appeal to a wide audience, including political and natural scientists, environmentalists, historians, and resource managers. Strongly recommended for the graduate, undergraduate, and general libraries.?-Choice
?An excellent text that presents a detailed and well-documented account of the political struggles to preserve American wilderness areas....This book should appeal to a wide audience, including political and natural scientists, environmentalists, historians, and resource managers. Strongly recommended for the graduate, undergraduate, and general libraries.?-Choice
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- PublisherUniversity of Alaska Press
- Publication date2008
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