LEADER 04764nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910788378903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-295-80422-X 035 $a(CKB)3170000000046487 035 $a(OCoLC)802928948 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10582924 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000601761 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11420115 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000601761 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10566339 035 $a(PQKB)11205142 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444472 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16150 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444472 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10582924 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000046487 100 $a20120120d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe promise of wilderness$b[electronic resource] $eAmerican environmental politics since 1964 /$fJames Morton Turner ; foreword by William Cronon 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSeattle, Wash $cUniversity of Washington$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (545 p.) 225 1 $aWeyerhaeuser environmental books 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-295-99175-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Wilderness and the origins of modern environmentalism, 1964-1976 -- pt. 2. The polarization of American environmental politics, 1977-1984 -- pt. 3. Wilderness and a new agenda for the public lands, 1987-2009. 330 $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. 410 0$aWeyerhaeuser environmental book. 606 $aEnvironmental policy$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aEnvironmental protection$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWilderness areas$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States$y20th century 606 $aWilderness areas$zUnited States$y20th century 615 0$aEnvironmental policy$xHistory 615 0$aEnvironmental protection$xHistory 615 0$aWilderness areas$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aWilderness areas 676 $a333.78/20973 686 $aHIS036060$aNAT011000$aPOL044000$2bisacsh 700 $aTurner$b James Morton$f1973-$01567801 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788378903321 996 $aThe promise of wilderness$93839505 997 $aUNINA