| View Larger Image | Major Problems in American Environmental History (Major Problems in American History) | Paperbackby Carolyn Merchant (Author), Thomas Paterson (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Wadsworth Publishing | | Edition: | 2nd Edition | | Page Count: | 542 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 20, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 568,851th |
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Product Description
This volume traces the history of environmental conditions in the United States through the examination of critical issues such as pollution, conservation, and wilderness preservation. The Second Edition of this popular text includes several new essays and documents and pays particular attention to multiculturalism and gender throughout. In order to place American environmental issues in a larger context, the text emphasizes international relations and globalization. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 2 reviews)
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A decent textbook with a few formatting weaknesses. by R. D. Shaw  3 Stars
January 23, 2000
For a person interested in an overview of environmental history and some examples of typical sources used by the field, this is a reasonably good textbook. The pieces excerpted for the various sections are a good sampling of some of the best and well-known scholars in the field, and the primary sources would promote interesting discussion in a classroom setting. Small introductory sections help explain the significance of each. The organization is clear, and the 15-chapter format lends itself well to teaching this book under the 15-week semester system. An appendix provides helpful definitions of common terms and topics, such as ecofeminism and human ecology.However, the book has several flaws that discourage me from giving it an entirely positive endorsement. First, it lacks an index, a major problem for a book of this type. Second, both primary and secondary sources appear in excerpted form (missing sections are indicated by ellipses) and lack the footnotes from the originals. Although the sources are fully cited in an appendix, this is frustrating for the reader who was looking for a more "intact" representation of the materials in one place.
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The editor of this book is Carolyn Merchant  5 Stars
November 26, 1999
Please make sure that you put the editor in for this books and add to your search engine. The editor is Carolyn Merchant. It doesn't come up when you do an author search for her.Thanks!
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