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BILL MCKIBBEN, editor, is the author of many books including The End of Nature (1989), the first account of global warming for a general audience, and most recently Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future (2007). Since 2006, he has organized the largest demonstrations against the causes of global warming in American history. He is scholar in residence at Middlebury College. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

出版者:Library of America

作者:Bill McKibben (Editor)

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頁數:900

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出版時間:2008-4-17

價格:USD 40.00

裝幀:Hardcover

isbn號碼:9781598530209

叢書系列:Library of America

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As America and the world grapple with the consequences of global environmental change, writer and activist Bill McKibben offers this unprecedented, provocative, and timely anthology, gathering the best and most significant American environmental writing from the last two centuries. Classics of the environmental imaginationathe essays of Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and John Burroughs; Aldo Leopoldas "A Sand County Almanac"; Rachel Carsonas "Silent Spring"aare set against the inspiring story of an emerging activist movement, as revealed by newly uncovered reports of pioneering campaigns for conservation, passages from landmark legal opinions and legislation, and searing protest speeches. Here are some of Americaas greatest and most impassioned writers, taking a turn toward nature and recognizing the fragility of our situation on earth and the urgency of the search for a sustainable way of life. Thought-provoking essays on overpopulation, consumerism, energy policy, and the nature of anaturea join ecologistsa memoirs and intimate sketches of the habitats of endangered species. The anthology includes a detailed chronology of the environmental movement and American environmental history, as well as an 80-page color portfolio of illustrations.