Library Record
Metadata
Call # |
973 NAS |
Title |
Wilderness and the American mind. |
Object Type |
Book |
Author |
Nash, Roderick |
Notes |
"A note on the sources": p. 389-398. Bibliographical footnotes. "Wilderness was the basic ingredient of American civilization. From the raw materials of the physical wilderness Americans built a civilization; with the idea or symbol of wilderness they sought to give that civilization identity and meaning. Roderick Nash's classic study of America's changing attitudes toward wilderness has received wide acclaim. Upon initial publication in 1967, William O. Douglas called it 'a mandatory prelude to any modern treatment of conservation problems.' It has been reprinted nineteen times and was revised in 1973. The editors of the Los Angeles Times in 1981 listed it among the one hundred most influential books published in the United States in the last quarter century. In a new preface Nash comments on the essential meaning of wilderness to early civilization. The body of the book has again been revised and enlarged to include an extended analysis of the Grand Canyon Dam controversy and the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and chapters on recent work in wilderness philosophy, on efforts to protect Alaskan wilderness, on trends in wilderness management, and on the international perspective. The edition concludes with an epilogue that sheds light on the future of wilderness and an updated bibliography." -- Back cover. |
Subjects |
Frontier and pioneer life--United States. United States--Civilization. |
Publisher |
Yale University Press |
Date of Publication |
1982 |
Language |
English |
Description |
xvii, 425 p. ; 21 cm. |