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Miles A Powell, Miles A. Powell

Vanishing America - Species Extinction, Racial Peril, and the Origins of Conservation

English · Hardback

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About the author

Miles A. Powell is Assistant Professor of Environmental History at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Summary

Miles Powell explores how early conservationists became convinced that the vitality of America’s white races depended on preserving the wilderness. Some conservationists embraced scientific racism, eugenics, and restrictive immigration laws, but these activists also laid the groundwork for the many successes of the modern environmental movement.

Product details

Authors	Miles A Powell, Miles A. Powell
Publisher	Harvard University Press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	14.11.2016

EAN	9780674971561
ISBN	978-0-674-97156-1
No. of pages	264
Subjects	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general) Discrimination, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / United States / General, History of Science, Environmental Management, Conservation of the environment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Management Of Land & Natural Resources

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