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Rise of the American Conservation Movement : Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection by Dorceta E. Taylor (2016, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherDuke University Press

ISBN-100822361981

ISBN-139780822361985

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Number of Pages496 Pages

Publication NameRise of the American Conservation Movement : Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Ethnic Studies / General, Environmental Conservation & Protection, United States / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorDorceta E. Taylor

Subject AreaNature, Social Science, Science, History

FormatTrade Paperback

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LCCN2016-009769

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ReviewsDorceta E. Taylor's book is a very useful corrective to the common focus on a few 'great' conservation heroes, such as Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt. It is also pleasing to see the role of women acknowledged in a deeper and more satisfactory way than in previous syntheses, though Taylor rightly points out the masculinist domination of much of the conservation activity she calls a 'movement.' This book succeeds best as a powerful critique of conservation's ethnocentrism and class dimensions., Pulling together a quarter-century of groundbreaking work, Dorceta E. Taylor unearths, documents, and examines the disproportionate price that low-income communities and people of color pay for our environmental ills. She lays bare the failings of our government and the environmental community to adequately address the inequities at the heart of widespread environmental injustice. And she shows how we can confront those shortcomings, strengthen the environmental safety net, and improve the quality of our democracy by making this movement look, think, and sound more like the nation it serves., An important addition to the historiography of the American conservation movement. . . . [Taylor's] synthesis of the ideas of the conservation movement, and the depth that she adds with her discussions of race and exclusion, in particular, make this work an important one for an understanding of the environmental history of the United States., An ambitious book. . . . A useful reference to anyone interested in environmental protection, and particularly its social dimensions, during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries., Covers an astonishing range of topics. . . . [M]any of [Taylor's] profiles are fascinating and significant in bringing new characters and elements into the mix of America's conservation record., The Rise of the American Conservation Movement shines when women like Sacagawea are described in ways that explode myths of the supposedly inherent connections among masculinity, ruggedness, and wilderness. . . . An excellent overview of the ACM., A wide-ranging work, invoking numerous themes and moving in many different directions. . . . A valuable contribution to the field by opening new areas of inquiry as to how the confluences of class, race and gender can inform both environmental and social history., Pulling together a quarter-century of groundbreaking work, Dorceta E. Taylor unearths, documents ,and examines the disproportionate price that low-income communities and people of color pay for our environmental ills. She lays bare the failings of our government and the environmental community to adequately address the inequities at the heart of widespread environmental injustice. And she shows how we can confront those shortcomings, strengthen the environmental safety net, and improve the quality of our democracy by making this movement look, think, and sound more like the nation it serves., Taylor has produced an extremely helpful book that defines and contextualizes important laws, concepts, social groups, and people who participated, or were alienated by, the rising American conservation movement., The Rise of the American Conservation Movement is a daunting, ambitious, and comprehensive presentation and analysis of U.S. environmental history like none other. Dorceta E. Taylor amasses a wealth of data, including rich and moving biographies of people across the racial, class, and gender spectrum who played critical roles in shaping environmental thought and action in this country. This book will inspire you to reconsider nearly everything you think you know about environmental history., Taylor accomplishes a transformative feat of scholarship. . . . She has authored a book that challenges the dominant interpretive frameworks of the field of environmental history and deserves a central place in introductory and ntermediate environmental courses. Just as importantly, she illuminates the overlapping historical roots of our present environmental predicament., This book counterbalances previous hagiographic portrayals of conservationists, examining and judging the past from the perspective of modern values but minimizing the contributions of scientists not part of the establishment. Nevertheless, the book should interest historians and naturalists. . . . Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty., "This book counterbalances previous hagiographic portrayals of conservationists, examining and judging the past from the perspective of modern values but minimizing the contributions of scientists not part of the establishment. Nevertheless, the book should interest historians and naturalists. . . . Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty." -- J. S. Schwartz Choice "Taylor has produced an extremely helpful book that defines and contextualizes important laws, concepts, social groups, and people who participated, or were alienated by, the rising American conservation movement." -- Margaret DePond Environmental History "An important addition to the historiography of the American conservation movement. . . . [Taylor''s] synthesis of the ideas of the conservation movement, and the depth that she adds with her discussions of race and exclusion, in particular, make this work an important one for an understanding of the environmental history of the United States." -- Kimberly A. Jarvis Journal of Social History "Taylor accomplishes a transformative feat of scholarship. . . . She has authored a book that challenges the dominant interpretive frameworks of the field of environmental history and deserves a central place in introductory and ntermediate environmental courses. Just as importantly, she illuminates the overlapping historical roots of our present environmental predicament." -- Jennifer Thomson Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era "An ambitious book. . . . A useful reference to anyone interested in environmental protection, and particularly its social dimensions, during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." -- Joshua M. Nygren Agricultural History "Covers an astonishing range of topics. . . . [M]any of [Taylor''s] profiles are fascinating and significant in bringing new characters and elements into the mix of America''s conservation record." -- David Havlick American Historical Review "A well-written book. . . . Exceptional both in the manner of presentation and scope." -- Nathaniel Umukoro Ethnic and Racial Studies "A wide-ranging work, invoking numerous themes and moving in many different directions. . . . A valuable contribution to the field by opening new areas of inquiry as to how the confluences of class, race and gender can inform both environmental and social history." -- Nathan Perz History " The Rise of the American Conservation Movement shines when women like Sacagawea are described in ways that explode myths of the supposedly inherent connections among masculinity, ruggedness, and wilderness. . . . An excellent overview of the ACM." -- Robert Wengronowitz International Sociology "Dorceta E. Taylor''s book is a very useful corrective to the common focus on a few ''great'' conservation heroes, such as Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt. It is also pleasing to see the role of women acknowledged in a deeper and more satisfactory way than in previous syntheses, though Taylor rightly points out the masculinist domination of much of the conservation activity she calls a ''movement.'' This book succeeds best as a powerful critique of conservation''s ethnocentrism and class dimensions." -- Ian Tyrrell Journal of American Studies "Taylor . . . highlights the effects of moralization on access to nature. She reveals the class, ethnoracial, and gender biases in these conservation movements and demonstrates their consequences: the exclusion of various minority populations and inequalities in the use and presence of, and public debate surrounding, natural resources." -- Hillary Angelo Public Books, Taylor . . . highlights the effects of moralization on access to nature. She reveals the class, ethnoracial, and gender biases in these conservation movements and demonstrates their consequences: the exclusion of various minority populations and inequalities in the use and presence of, and public debate surrounding, natural resources.

Dewey Decimal333.720973

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part I. The Impetus for Change 1. Key Concepts Informing Early Conservation Thought 9 2. Wealthy People and the City: An Ambivalent Relationship 32 Part II. Manliness, Womanhood, Wealth, and Sport 3. Wealth, Manliness, and Exploring the Outdoors: Racial and Gender Dynamics 51 4. Wealth, Women, and Outdoor Pursuits 83 5. People of Color: Access to and Control of Resources 109 Part III. Wildlife Protection 6. Sport Hunting, Scarcity, and Wildlife Protection 161 7. Blaming Women, Immigrants, and Minorities for Bird Destruction 189 8. Challenging Wildlife Regulations and Understanding the Business-Conservation Connections 224 Part IV. Gender, Wealth, and Forest Conservation 9. Rural Beautification and Forest Conservation: Gender, Class, and Corporate Dynamics 257 10. Preservation, Conservation, and Business Interests Collide 290 11. National Park Preservation, Racism, and Business Relations 328 12. Nation Building, Racial Exclusion, and the Social Construction of Wildlands 350 Conclusion 383 Notes 399 References 407 Index 465

SynopsisIn this sweeping social history Dorceta E. Taylor examines the emergence and rise of the multi-faceted conservation movement from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, showing how race, class, and gender influenced its every aspect., In this sweeping social history Dorceta E. Taylor examines the emergence and rise of the multifaceted U.S. conservation movement from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. She shows how race, class, and gender influenced every aspect of the movement, including the establishment of parks; campaigns to protect wild game, birds, and fish; forest conservation; outdoor recreation; and the movement's links to nineteenth-century ideologies. Initially led by white urban elites--whose early efforts discriminated against the lower class and were often tied up with slavery and the appropriation of Native lands--the movement benefited from contributions to policy making, knowledge about the environment, and activism by the poor and working class, people of color, women, and Native Americans. Far-ranging and nuanced, The Rise of the American Conservation Movement comprehensively documents the movement's competing motivations, conflicts, problematic practices, and achievements in new ways.

LC Classification NumberS930