Faith in Nature traces the history of environmentalism—and its moral thrust—from its roots in the Enlightenment and Romanticism through the Progressive Era to the present.
George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. David Lowenthal here offers fresh insights, from new sources, into Marsh’s career and shows his relevance today.
This book traces the rise of Republican challenges to environmental laws in the United States and shows what they mean for the future of environmentalism in the political arena.
A biography of the Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson.
The documents collected in the book reveal the various and sometimes conflicting uses of the term “conservation” and the contested nature of the reforms it described.
The second volume of Robbins’s environmental history of Oregon.
The contributions to this volume explore and uncover contemporary scholarship’s debt to the classical and medieval past.
An interdisciplinary collection of essays that investigates the various approaches and research fields of environmental history.
A collection of essays by leading scientists, technologists, and thinkers that examine the nature of current technological changes, their environmental implications, and possible strategies for the transition to a sustainable future.
Tthe first comprehensive discussion of conservation in Nazi Germany.
