An edition of Crisis of the wasteful nation
(2015)
Crisis of the wasteful nation
empire and conservation in Theodore Roosevelt's America
by Ian R. Tyrrell
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Crisis of the wasteful nation: empire and conservation in Theodore Roosevelt's America
2015, The University of Chicago Press
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022619776X 9780226197760
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Table of Contents
The origins of alarm. Alarmism and the wasteful nation ; American conservation and the "world movement": networks, personnel, and the international context
The new empire and the rise of conservation. Colonies, natural resources, and geopolitical thought in the new empire ; Encountering the tropical world: the impact of empire ; Energy and empire: shadows of the fossil fuel revolution ; Dynamic geography: irrigation, waterways, and the inland empire ; The problem of the soils and the problem of the toilers ; Conservation, scenery, and the sustainability of nature ; Lessons for living: Irving Fisher, national vitality, and human conservation
The global vision of Theodore Roosevelt and its fate. To the halls of Europe: the African safari and Roosevelt's campaign to conserve nature (while killing it) ; Something big: Theodore Roosevelt and global conservation ; "A senseless and mischievous fad?": from alarm to sobriety as a nation takes stock
Epilogue. The present, the future, and the power of contingency in human life.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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