Nature's new deal: the civilian conservation corps and the roots of the american environmental movement

In Nature's New Deal, Neil M. Maher examines the history of one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's boldest and most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, describing it as a turning point both in national politics and in the emergence of modern environmentalism. INDICE: Introduction: New Deal Conservation; 1: Ideas: Franklin Roosevelt's Progressive Era Influences; 2: Landscapes: The Evolution of CCC Conservation; 3: Labor: Enrollee Work and the Body Politics; 4: Community: Locals and Next Door Natures; 5: Nation: The Great Conservation Debate; 6: Planning: From Top-Down Conservation to Bottom-Up Environment; Epilogue: New Deal Landscapes in the Environmental Era

• ISBN: 978-0-19-539241-8
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 328
• Fecha Publicación: 07/10/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés