Nature’s Spectacle
The World's First National Parks and Protected Places
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ISBN-13:
9780415849685
Veröffentl:
2013
Erscheinungsdatum:
11.03.2013
Seiten:
360
Autor:
John Sheail
Gewicht:
508 g
Format:
234x156x19 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
National parks have always been an emotive and iconic symbol, ever since the first parks of the modern era were created in the mid-nineteenth century. This book, based on original research, delves deeply into their character and significance, and the larger context in which they developed.
Preface 1. Acts of Defiance 2. America's Invention 3. Scenic Reserves 4. The Forest Reserves 5. Wildlife Reserves 6. National Monuments 7. Conservation and the American Parks 8. Parks and Empire-Making 9. The Making of a Parks' System 10. National Playgrounds 11. Parks as Contested Grounds 12. Parks and the Wider Governance 13. An Uncertain Legacy
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