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Auteur(s) : Tyrrell, Ian R. (1947-....)
Titre(s) : Crisis of the wasteful nation [Texte imprimé] : empire and conservation in Theodore Roosevelt's America / Ian Tyrrell
Publication : Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015
Description matérielle : xii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Comprend : The origins of alarm. Alarmism and the wasteful nation ; American conservation and
the "world movement": networks, personnel, and the international context ; The new
empire and the rise of conservation. Colonies, natural resources, and geopolitical
thought in the new empire ; Encountering the tropical world: the impact of empire
; Energy and empire: shadows of the fossil fuel revolution ; Dynamic geography: irrigation,
waterways, and the inland empire ; The problem of the soils and the problem of the
toilers ; Conservation, scenery, and the sustainability of nature ; Lessons for living:
Irving Fisher, national vitality, and human conservation ; The global vision of Theodore
Roosevelt and its fate. To the halls of Europe: the African safari and Roosevelt's
campaign to conserve nature (while killing it) ; Something big: Theodore Roosevelt
and global conservation ; "A senseless and mischievous fad?": from alarm to sobriety
as a nation takes stock ; Epilogue. The present, the future, and the power of contingency
in human life.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Sujet(s) : Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) -- Écologie
Conservation des ressources naturelles -- Politique publique -- États-Unis -- 1900-1945
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780226197760 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 022619776X (cloth) (alk. paper). -
ISBN 9780226197937 (erroné) (e-book)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44323343s
Notice n° :
FRBNF44323343
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