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UNINA9910456434603321 |
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Cohen Shaul Ephraim <1961-> |
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Planting nature [[electronic resource] ] : trees and the manipulation of environmental stewardship in America / / Shaul E. Cohen |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
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9786612357084 |
1-282-35708-5 |
0-520-92991-8 |
1-59734-809-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Afforestation - United States |
Afforestation - Environmental aspects - United States |
Afforestation - Government policy - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index. |
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Taking control of nature -- Planting patriotism, cultivating institutions -- The National Arbor Day Foundation: modifying the natural world -- American forests: planting the future -- Uncle Sam plants for you -- The greatest good -- Celebritrees. |
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Trees hold a powerful place in American constructions of what is good in nature and the environment. As we attempt to cope with environmental crises, trees are increasingly enlisted with great fervor as agents of our stewardship over nature. In this innovative and impassioned book, Shaul E. Cohen exposes the way that environmental stewardship is undermined through the manipulation of trees and the people who plant them by a partnership of big business, the government, and tree-planting groups. He reveals how positive associations and symbols that have been invested in trees are exploited by an interlocking network of government agencies, private timber companies, and nongovernmental organizations to subvert the power of people who think that they are building a better world. Planting Nature details the history of tree planting in the United States and the |
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rise of popular sentiment around trees, including the development of the Arbor Day holiday and tree-planting groups such as the National Arbor Day Foundation and American Forests. Drawing from internal papers, government publications, advertisements, and archival documents, Cohen illustrates how organizations promote tree planting as a way of shifting attention away from the causes of environmental problems to their symptoms, masking business-as-usual agendas. Ultimately, Planting Nature challenges the relationships between a "green" public, the organizations that promote their causes, and the "powers that be," providing a cautionary tale of cooperation and deception that cuts across the political spectrum. |
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UNINA9910459490603321 |
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Peacebuilding and rule of law in Africa : just peace? / / edited by Chandra Lekha Sriram, Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman |
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Abingdon, Oxon, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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1-136-94875-9 |
1-282-89863-9 |
9786612898631 |
0-203-84849-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (275 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HermanJohanna |
Martin-OrtegaOlga |
SriramChandra Lekha <1971-> |
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Peace-building - Africa |
Peacekeeping forces - Africa |
Rule of law - Africa |
War - Termination |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Promoting the rule of law: From liberal to institutional peacebuilding; Part I: General and cross-cutting issues; 2 Traditional justice as rule of law in Africa: An anthropological perspective; 3 The rule of law in liberal peacebuilding; 4 Rule of law, peacekeeping and the United Nations; 5 From constitutional protections to oversight mechanisms; Part II: Country experiences; 6 Rule of law programming in the DRC for the sake of justice and security |
7 (Re)building the rule of law in Sierra Leone: Beyond the formal sector?8 Narrowing gaps in justice: Rule of law programming in Liberia; 9 Creating demand in Darfur: Circling the square; 10 The rule of law and the hidden politics of transitional justice in Rwanda; 11 Just peace?: Lessons learned and policy insights; Notes; Index |
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The promotion of the rule of law has become an increasingly important element of peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, particularly in Africa, where there have been numerous internal armed conflicts and missions over the last decade.? This book explores the expanding international efforts to promote rule of law in countries emerging from violent conflict. With a focus on Africa, the authors critically examines the impact of these activities in relation to liberal peacebuilding, rule of law institutions, and the range of non-state providers of justice and security. They al |
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