Main entry:

Nash, Roderick, author.

Title & Author:

Wilderness and the American mind / Roderick Nash.

Edition:

Third edition.

Publication:

New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [1982]
©1982

Description:

xvii, 425 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-407) and index.
Old world roots of opinion -- A wilderness condition -- The romantic wilderness -- The American wilderness -- Henry David Thoreau : philosopher -- Preserve the wilderness! -- Wilderness preserved -- John Muir : publicizer -- The wilderness cult -- Hetch Hetchy -- Aldo Leopold : prophet -- Decisions for permanence -- Toward a philosophy of wilderness -- Alaska -- The irony of victory -- The international perspective.

Summary:

This history of American confrontation with the wilderness from the Puritans through Thoreau to the battles for preservation, has been revised to include an extended analysis of the Grand Canyon Dam controversy and the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; recent work in wilderness philosophy; efforts to protect Alaskan wilderness; trends in wilderness management; the international perspective and the future of wilderness.

ISBN:

0300029055
9780300029055
0300029101 (pbk.)
9780300029109 (pbk.)

Subject:

Frontier and pioneer life United States.
Nature conservation United States.
History.
Civilization.
Philosophy.
Wilderness.
Attitudes and opinions.
Nature Conservation États-Unis.
Histoire.
Civilisation.
history (discipline)
civilization.
Frontier and pioneer life
Nature conservation
Geschichte
Wildnis
Zivilisation
Natuurbehoud.
Frontier.
Natuurfilosofie.
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Mens en natuur.
Wilderness areas United States.
United States Civilization.
United States
États-Unis Civilisation.
USA
United States Wilderness Attitudes of society ca 1630-1972

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 6478
Call No.: PO2314; ID:87-B20701
Status: Available