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1 online resource : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The origins of alarm. Alarmism and the wasteful nation ; American conservation and the "world movement": networks, personnel, and the international context -- The new empire and the rise of conservation. Colonies, natural resources, and geopolitical thought in the new empire ; Encountering the tropical world: the impact of empire ; Energy and empire: shadows of the fossil fuel revolution ; Dynamic geography: irrigation, waterways, and the inland empire ; The problem of the soils and the problem of the toilers ; Conservation, scenery, and the sustainability of nature ; Lessons for living: Irving Fisher, national vitality, and human conservation -- The global vision of Theodore Roosevelt and its fate. To the halls of Europe: the African safari and Roosevelt's campaign to conserve nature (while killing it) ; Something big: Theodore Roosevelt and global conservation ; "A senseless and mischievous fad?": from alarm to sobriety as a nation takes stock -- Epilogue. The present, the future, and the power of contingency in human life. |
| Summary |
"In Crisis of the Wasteful Nation, Ian Tyrrell gives us a cohesive picture of Roosevelt's engagement with the natural world along with a compelling portrait of how Americans used, wasted, and worried about natural resources in a time of burgeoning empire. Countering traditional narratives that cast conservation as a purely domestic issue, Tyrrell shows that the movement had global significance, playing a key role in domestic security and in defining American interests around the world. Tyrrell goes beyond Roosevelt to encompass other conservation advocates and policy makers, particularly those engaged with shaping the nation's economic and social policies--policies built on an understanding of the importance of crucial natural resources. Crisis of the Wasteful Nation is a sweeping transnational work that blends environmental, economic, and imperial history into a cohesive tale of America's fraught relationships with raw materials, other countries, and the animal kingdom."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Knowledge and learning -- Conservation of natural resources.
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. |
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Conservation of natural resources. |
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Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld. |
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Conservation of natural resources -- United States -- History.
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United States. |
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History. |
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Conservation of natural resources -- Government policy -- United States.
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Conservation of natural resources -- Government policy. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tyrrell, Ian R. Crisis of the wasteful nation 9780226197760 (DLC) 2014023240 (OCoLC)871670487 |
| ISBN |
9780226197937 (electronic book) |
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022619793X (electronic book) |
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9780226197760 (print) |
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022619776X |
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