Nature's New Deal - The Civilian Conservation Corps Roots of American Environmental

Zusatztext ...a sophisticated argument within the field of environmental history in the United States Informationen zum Autor Neil M. Maher is Associate Professor of History, Federated History Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology--Rutgers University, Newark. Klappentext Nature's New Deal examines the history of one of Roosevelt's most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps- a turning point in national politics and modern environmentalism. Maher explores the rise of the CCC, and shows how the critique of its campgrounds, hiking trails, and motor roads frames the debate over environmentalism. Zusammenfassung Nature's New Deal examines the history of one of Roosevelt's most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps- a turning point in national politics and modern environmentalism. Maher explores the rise of the CCC, and shows how the critique of its campgrounds, hiking trails, and motor roads frames the debate over environmentalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: New Deal Conservation Chapter 1: Ideas: Franklin Roosevelt's Progressive Era Influences Chapter 2: Landscapes: The Evolution of CCC Conservation Chapter 3: Labor: Enrollee Work and the Body Politics Chapter 4: Community: Locals and Next Door Natures Chapter 5: The Public: The National Conservation Debate Chapter 6: Planning: From Top-Down Conservation to Bottom-Up Environment Epilogue: New Deal Landscapes in the Environmental Era

Product details

• Authors: Neil M Maher, Neil M. Maher, Neil M. (New Jersey Institute of Technology Maher, Maher Neil M.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2007
• EAN: 9780195306019
• ISBN: 978-0-19-530601-9
• No. of pages: 316
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Environmentalist thought & ideology, United States of America, USA, Conservation of the environment, History of the Americas, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Environmentalist thought and ideology