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1 online resource (272 pages). |
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Series |
Environmental History of the Northeast Ser.
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Environmental History of the Northeast Ser.
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Description based upon print version of record. |
Summary |
"Since the mid-nineteenth century, Americans have known the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York as a site of industrial production, a place to heal from disease, and a sprawling outdoor playground that must be preserved in its wild state. Less well known, however, has been the area's role in hosting a network of state and federal prisons. A Prison in the Woods traces the planning, construction, and operation of penitentiaries in five Adirondack Park communities from the 1840s through the early 2000s to demonstrate that the histories of mass incarceration and environmental consciousness are interconnected. Clarence Jefferson Hall Jr. reveals that the introduction of correctional facilities-especially in the last three decades of the twentieth century-unearthed long-standing conflicts over the proper uses of Adirondack nature, particularly since these sites have contributed to deforestation, pollution, and habitat decline, even as they've provided jobs and spurred economic growth. Additionally, prison plans have challenged individuals' commitment to environmental protection, tested the strength of environmental regulations, endangered environmental and public health, and exposed tensions around race, class, place, and belonging in the isolated prison towns of America's largest state park"-- Provided by publisher. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Prisons -- New York (State) -- History.
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Prisons. |
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New York (State) |
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History. |
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Environmental degradation -- New York (State) -- History.
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Environmental degradation. |
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Environmental protection -- New York (State) -- History.
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Environmental protection. |
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Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Hall, Clarence Jefferson A Prison in the Woods Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press,c2020 9781625345356 |
ISBN |
9781613767856 (electronic book) |
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1613767854 (electronic book) |
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