Major Problems in American Environmental History

Documents and Essays

• Author(s): Carolyn Merchant,
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Pages: 559
• ISBN_10: 0618308059
  ISBN_13: 9780618308057
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Development / Sustainable Development , History / General , Science / Environmental Science ,

Description:... This volume traces the history of environmental conditions in the United States through the examination of critical issues such as pollution, conservation, and wilderness preservation. The Second Edition of this popular text includes several new essays and documents and pays particular attention to multiculturalism and gender throughout. In order to place American environmental issues in a larger context, the text emphasizes international relations and globalization.