Vanishing america: species extinction, racial peril, and the origins of conservation
Auteur :
Powell, Miles A.
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674971561
Date de publication :
14 nov. 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.