The environmental moment, 1968-1972
By: David Stradling
Series: Weyerhaeuser environmental classics
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780295991818
Subjects: Environmentalism; Environmental protection; Environmental policy; History
Description: "The Environmental Moment is a collection of documents that reveal the significance of the years 1968-1972 to the environmental movement in the United States. With material ranging from short pieces from the Whole Earth Catalog and articles from the Village Voice to lectures, posters, and government documents, the collection describes the period through the perspective of a diversity of participants, including activists, politicians, scientists, and average citizens. Included are the words of Rachel Carson, but also the National Review, Howard Zahniser on wilderness, Nathan Hare on the Black underclass. The chronological arrangement reveals the coincidence of a multitude of issues that rushed into public consciousness during a critical time in American history."--Publisher description.