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Vanishing America

- Species Extinction, Racial Peril, and the Origins of Conservation

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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.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674971561
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 264
  • Utgitt:
  • 14. november 2016
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 244x166x26 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 584 g.
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Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 15. september 2025

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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.

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