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Great Debates in American Environmental History [Two Volumes]
Brian Black, Donna L. Lybecker
Book Code: GR3930
ISBN: 0-313-33930-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33930-1
728 pages, photos; tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 5/30/2008
List Price: $175.00 (UK Sterling Price: £100.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects: Reviews:
  • America's history has been shaped not only by political events but also by its environment. Beginning with the establishment of the English Colonies in the late 16th century, this two-volume set edited by Lybecker (political science, Idaho State Univ.) and Black (history & environmental science, Penn State Univ., Altoona; Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life) presents a chronological view of selected events that demonstrate how the American people have used and adapted the environment to suit their needs and the environment has influenced the American people. Headers for each of the 160-plus articles list the time period being discussed, opposing people or groups during the event, other interested parties, and the general environmental issues under discussion. Subjects covered include political and ecological developments, environmental conservation, agriculture, scalable development, and pollution. Lewis and Clark, American expansion, energy development, and Love Canal articles count among the events covered. The easy-to-read entries vary between one and seven pages in length and conclude with a brief list of sources and titles for further reading.
    —Library Journal     September 15, 2008
  • These volumes are recommended for libraries that have science and contemporary policy collections, especially those accessed by faculty and students in environmental studies programs.
    —ARBA Online     August 2008
Description: Students today are often confronted with alarms and concerns over the state of the environment. Global warming, biodiversity, genetically engineered food - disputes over such topics are a constant refrain. But to best understand these contemporary debates, students need to understand the long history of these environmental concerns. Great Debates in American Environmental History examines over 200 of the most important and controversial environmental issues in the history of the United States, conveniently organizing them in chronological order from the Colonial period to the present. Each entry describes the issue, the stakeholders of various positions, and both the immediate outcome of the debate, and the long-term consequences of the result. Great Debates in American Environmental History examines in detail the environmental issues surrounding such turning points in the history of the United States as:
  • The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the resulting addition of the Great Plains to the United States
  • The controversial mid-19th century plans for a large urban park in the middle of Manhattan, now known as Central Park
  • The debates over the federal land grants given to railroads in the 1860s to spur the construction of transcontinental rail, and the resulting environmental effects that impact much of the West today
  • The 1921 discovery of tetraethyl lead as an anti-knock gasoline additive, which was put on the market with little research as to the health impact
  • The current debates over the drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR Each entry includes all sides of the issue and concludes with a list of resources for further reading.
    • Table of Contents:
    • List of Entries
    • Guide to Related Topics
    • Preface
    • Introduction
    • Entries
    • Epilogue
    • Bibliography
    • Index
    LC Card Number: 2008002106
    LCC Class: GF503
    Dewey Class: 363
    PDF Catalogs:
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    Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf
    Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf
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