Collecting Nature
The American Environmental Movement and the Conservation Library
Will be published approx. on 31. October 2001
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-7006-1123-2 (ISBN)
Description
Denver's Conservation Library was established in 1960 as a repository for environmental and conservation documents. In chronicling its history, Andrew Kirk also traces the cultural history of American environmentalism as viewed through the lens of this unique institution.
Reviews / Votes
A major contribution that provides a truly unique angle on environmental history and reveals the massive generational shifts that came about in the transition from conservation to environmentalism - a vital topic that historians have only begun to explore. Mark Harvey, Author of A Symbol of Wilderness: Echo Park and the American Conservation Movement; ""I enjoyed reading this book, got caught up in Kirk's story, and learned a lot about the politics of libraries and the environmental movement's recent history. Original, important, and well written, it should be read by a wide audience."" Anne Hyde, Author of American Vision: Far Western Landscape and National Culture, 1820-1920More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Kansas
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
27 photographs
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
333 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7006-1123-2 (9780700611232)
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