Crisis of the wasteful nation, empire and conservation in Theodore Roosevelt's America, Ian Tyrrell
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Crisis of the wasteful nation, empire and conservation in Theodore Roosevelt's America, Ian Tyrrell
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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contains biographical information
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index present
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non fiction
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Crisis of the wasteful nation
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electronic resource
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bibliographydictionaries
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896701831
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Ian Tyrrell
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ProQuest Ebook Central
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empire and conservation in Theodore Roosevelt's America
Table Of Contents
The origins of alarm. Alarmism and the wasteful nation ; American conservation and the "world movement": networks, personnel, and the international context -- The new empire and the rise of conservation. Colonies, natural resources, and geopolitical thought in the new empire ; Encountering the tropical world: the impact of empire ; Energy and empire: shadows of the fossil fuel revolution ; Dynamic geography: irrigation, waterways, and the inland empire ; The problem of the soils and the problem of the toilers ; Conservation, scenery, and the sustainability of nature ; Lessons for living: Irving Fisher, national vitality, and human conservation -- The global vision of Theodore Roosevelt and its fate. To the halls of Europe: the African safari and Roosevelt's campaign to conserve nature (while killing it) ; Something big: Theodore Roosevelt and global conservation ; "A senseless and mischievous fad?": from alarm to sobriety as a nation takes stock -- Epilogue. The present, the future, and the power of contingency in human life
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