Forcing the Spring The Transformation of the American Environmental Movement

Name: Forcing the Spring The Transformation of the American Environmental Movement
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ISBN: 9781559638326

ISBN-10: 155963832X

ISBN-13: 9781559638326

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Robert Gottlieb

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..."[a] provocative and original account..." --NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS Originally published in 1993, Forcing the Spring was quickly recognized as a seminal work in the field of environmental history. The book links the environmental movement that emerged in the 1960s to earlier movements that had not previously been defined as environmental. It was the first to consider the importance of race, ethnicity, class, and gender issues in the history and evolution of environmentalism. This revised edition extends the groundbreaking history and analysis of Forcing the Spring into the present day. It updates the original with important new material that brings the book's themes and arguments into…

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List price: $50.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 6/20/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 520
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



Introduction to the revised edition : the next environmentalism


Introduction : where we live, work, and play



Resources and recreation : the limits of the traditional debate



Urban and industrial roots : seeking to reform the system



The sixties rebellion" : the search for a new politics



Professionalization and institutionalization : the mainstream groups



Grassroots and direct action : alternative movements



Gender and place : women and environmentalism



Ethnicity as a factor : the quest for environmental justice



A question of class : the workplace experience


Conclusion : environmentalism redefined