Introduction: a field of movements -- Antecedents: a wide arc (prior to 1945) -- The great acceleration and the rise of environmentalism (1945-1964) -- Expanding the field of movements: from the wilderness act to superfund (1964-1980) -- Conservative countermovement and the rise of environmental justice (1980-1990) -- Globalizing environmentalism (1990-2001) -- Intersectional activism and climate justice (2001-2018) -- Hope in a strange season.
Summary:
"Rethinking the American Environmental Movement post-1945 draws on new histories of local environmental activism to analyze actions of those who helped and those who hindered the movement. It provides a concise overview of the American environmental movement and is essential reading for both students or scholars"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
American social and political movements of the twentieth century
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