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1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) : maps. |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in German history ; v. 8
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Studies in German history ; v. 8.
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| Contents |
The inheritance: a mixed legacy for postwar conservation -- Defending nature under the Allied Occupation, 1945-1955 -- Preserving the Wutach Gorge in the 1950s -- Ordering landscapes and living space in the miracle years, 1956-1966 -- Landscaping the Mosel Canal, 1956-1964 -- Inventing the environment and rediscovering nature, 1967-1975 -- Designing the Bavarian Forest National Park, 1966-1975. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index. |
| Summary |
After 1945, those responsible for conservation in Germany resumed their work with a relatively high degree of continuity as far as laws and personnel were concerned. Yet conservationists soon found they had little choice but to modernize their views and practices in the challenging postwar context. Forced to change by necessity, those involved in state-sponsored conservation institutionalized and professionalized their efforts, while several private groups became more confrontational in their message and tactics. Through their steady and often conservative presence within the mainstream of Wes. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nature conservation -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Nature conservation. |
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Germany. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chaney, Sandra. Nature of the miracle years. New York : Berghahn Books, 2008 (DLC) 2008007619 (OCoLC)180755112 |
| ISBN |
9780857450050 (electronic book) |
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0857450050 (electronic book) |
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9781845454302 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1845454308 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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