A History of Environmental Politics Since 1945 (History)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: October 12, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780822957478
Subjects: Central government policies; Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations; History of ideas, intellectual history; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; History; Environmental Studies; Nature; United States; History: American; USA; Environmental Science; Political History; Science / Environmental Science; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; 20th century; Environmental policy; Environmentalism
Description: "A History of Environmental Politics Since 1945 develops a comprehensive perspective on environmental affairs in the United States during the last third of the twentieth century for the specialist, the general public, and the student. Sam Hays's depth of knowledge and high level of insight will inform both those who are environmental experts and those who wish to take a first step at grasping the intricacies of environmental politics.

And it constitutes a formative guide to a subject that promises to engage the nation even more fully in the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.