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Autore: | Dilsaver Lary M. |
Titolo: | America's national park system : the critical documents / / Lary M. Dilsaver |
Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016 |
©2016 | |
Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (507 p.) |
Disciplina: | 333.78/30973 |
Soggetto topico: | National parks and reserves - United States - History |
National parks and reserves - Law and legislation - United States | |
Persona (resp. second.): | DilsaverLary M. |
Note generali: | Includes index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Foreword; Introduction to the Second Edition; Chapter One. The Early Years: 1864-1918; Chapter Two. Defining the System: 1919-1932; Chapter Three. The New Deal Years: 1933-1941; Chapter Four. The Poverty Years: 1942-1956; Chapter Five. Questions of Resource Management: 1957-1963; Chapter Six. The Ecological Revolution: 1964-1969; Chapter Seven. Transformation and Expansion: 1970-1980; Chapter Eight. A System Threatened: 1981-1996; Chapter Nine. Toward a Second Century: 1997-2015; Appendix A. Summaries of Lengthy Documents; Appendix B. Significant Court Rulings and Opinion; Index |
About the Editor | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Now in a fully updated edition, this invaluable reference work is a fundamental resource for scholars, students, conservationists, and citizens interested in America's national park system. The extensive collection of documents illustrates the system's creation, development, and management. |
Titolo autorizzato: | America's national park system |
ISBN: | 1-4422-5684-2 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910798196003321 |
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