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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781044703321

Autore

Lines William J

Titolo

Patriots [[electronic resource] ] : defending Australia's natural heritage / / William J. Lines

Pubbl/distr/stampa

St. Lucia, Qld., : University of Queensland Press, 2006

ISBN

0-7022-4220-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (417 p.)

Disciplina

333.720994

Soggetti

Environmentalism - Australia - History

Environmental policy - Australia - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-267) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Contents; Chapter 1: Storm; Chapter 2: This gentle art of bulldozing; Chapter 3: Harmony; Chapter 4: Level-headed men; Chapter 5: Abyss of folly; Chapter 6: Gadarene swine; Chapter 7: Pedderised; Chapter 8: Bogus letters; Chapter 9: Reverie; Chapter 10: Come in Peace and Love; Chapter 11: Streams of vilification; Chapter 12: No dams; Chapter 13: Different realms; Chapter 14: Vanity Fair; Chapter 15: Don't you worry about that; Chapter 16: House of theory; Chapter 17: Green Saboteur; Chapter 18: Woodchips on stumps; Chapter 19: Trespass; Chapter 20: A fart in a cyclone; Acknowledgments

AbbreviationsSelect bibliography; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Australia's environmental movement and those defending the unique wildlife Down Under are superbly examined in this powerful account. Charting the emergence of a new national ?green" movement and its members' commitment to nature's survival, this exploration details the landmark environmental battles already faced as well as those lurking on the horizon.