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020			_a9780295804224
020			_a029580422X
020			_z9780295991757 (hardback)
020			_z0295991755
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050	0	0	_aHC110.E5 _bT87 2012
082	0	0	_a333.78/20973 _223
100	1		_aTurner, James Morton, _d1973-
245	1	4	_aThe promise of wilderness _h[electronic resource] : _bAmerican environmental politics since 1964 / _cJames Morton Turner.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aSeattle, Wash : _bUniversity of Washington, _c2012. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (p. cm.)
520			_a"Analysis of the Wilderness Act of 1964, since its passage to the late 1990s, including the rationale for the act, dissenters, activists, the role of the Wilderness Society and other advocacy organizations"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"From Denali's majestic slopes to the Great Swamp of central New Jersey, protected wilderness areas make up nearly 20 percent of the parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands that cover a full fourth of the nation's territory. But wilderness is not only a place. It is also one of the most powerful and troublesome ideas in American environmental thought, representing everything from sublime beauty and patriotic inspiration to a countercultural ideal and an overextension of government authority. The Promise of Wilderness examines how the idea of wilderness has shaped the management of public lands since the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964. Wilderness preservation has engaged diverse groups of citizens, from hunters and ranchers to wildlife enthusiasts and hikers, as political advocates who have leveraged the resources of local and national groups toward a common goal. Turner demonstrates how these efforts have contributed to major shifts in modern American environmental politics, which have emerged not just in reaction to a new generation of environmental concerns, such as environmental justice and climate change, but also in response to changed debates over old conservation issues, such as public lands management. He also shows how battles over wilderness protection have influenced American politics more broadly, fueling disputes over the proper role of government, individual rights, and the interests of rural communities; giving rise to radical environmentalism; and playing an important role in the resurgence of the conservative movement, especially in the American West. "James Turner's insightful book demonstrates the continued vitality and centrality of wilderness within American environmentalism." -Mark Harvey, author of Wilderness Forever: Howard Zahniser and the Path to the Wilderness Act "A superb study of the implementation of the Wilderness Act, and a springboard for a new period in wilderness thought and advocacy." -Paul Sutter, author of Driven Wild: How the Fight Against Automobiles Launched the Modern Wilderness Movement "The most deeply researched, analytically rigorous, and elegantly written study of American wilderness politics since the 1960s yet produced." -from the Foreword by William Cronon James Morton Turner is assistant professor of environmental studies at Wellesley College"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aNATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / 20th Century. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aWilderness areas _zUnited States _y20th century.
650		0	_aWilderness areas _xLaw and legislation _zUnited States _y20th century.
650		0	_aEnvironmental protection _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aEnvironmental policy _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780295804224/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c35807 _d35807