This book questions what it means to be an environmentalist in America, arguing that environmental patriotism can mobilize America’s green consciousness, thereby providing a new history of the American environmental movement.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2015-05-22
Language: English
Number of Pages: 184
Edition: 1
Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
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