Description

Roderick Nash's Wilderness and the American Mind , first published in 1967, is the classic study of America's changing attitudes toward wilderness, and is one of the most influential books on environmentalism. Now in its fourth edition, without major rewriting, the book is a staple in many environmental history courses, yet the scholarship on the many areas covered by Nash has grown exponentially since the 1960s. Since that time the so-called great new wilderness debate has shaped scholarship, activism, and policy, defining a variety of positions between preservation and wise use.

This collected volume of original essays proposes to address the state of scholarship on the political, cultural, and intellectual history of Americans responses to wilderness from first contact to the present. While not bringing a synthetic narrative to wilderness, the volume will gather competing interpretations of wilderness in historical context. The approaches will range from more traditional biographical approaches (Muir and Pinchot and their impact on wilderness policy) to broader provocative approaches and revisionist perspectives. At just over 300 pages, this volume is designed to be used as an individual scholarly resource and in a variety of American environmental history courses, environmental studies classes, and related programs, such as forestry and wildlife management. It may also cross over to a general green market and to national park service staff and tourists

Reviews

"Valuable for both is synthesis and innovation. American Wilderness: A New History successfully draws together essays that explore the paradoxes and controversies that continue to plague this mercurial concept."--Robin O'Sullivan, H-Net Book Review

Product Details

304 pages; 7 halftones; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-517414-4ISBN10: 0-19-517414-3

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