Vanishing America
Vanishing America
Species Extinction, Racial Peril, and the Origins of Conservation
Contenu
Miles Powell explores how early conservationists became convinced that the vitality of Americäs white races depended on preserving the wilderness. Some conservationists embraced scientific racism, eugenics, and restrictive immigration laws, but these activists also laid the groundwork for the many successes of the modern environmental movement.
Informations bibliographiques
novembre 2016, Anglais
University Presses
978-0-674-97156-1