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Nash, Roderick

Wilderness and the American mind / Roderick Nash [author]. - third Edition. - xvii, 425 pages : illustrations, figures ; 20 cm.

includes index (page 409-425).

1. Old world roots of opinion -- 2. A wilderness condition -- 3. The romantic wilderness -- 4. The American wilderness -- 5. Henry David Thoreau: philosopher -- 6. Preserve the wilderness -- 7. Wilderness preserved -- 8. John Muir: publicizer -- 9. The wilderness cult -- 10. Hetch hetchy -- 11. Aldo Leopold: prophet -- 12. Decisions for permanence -- 13. Toward a philosophy of wilderness -- 14. Alaska -- 15. The irony of Victory -- 16. The international perspective Epilogue: a future for wilderness?.

ISBN: 0300029101

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Civilization
Frontier and pioneer life
Nature conservation
Wilderness areas
Ecology
Nature--Effect of human beings on
Nature--Social aspects
Civilización
Frontera y vida pionera
Conservación natural
Áreas de desierto
Ecología
Naturaleza--Efecto sobre los seres humanos
Naturaleza--Aspectos sociales

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States
Estados Unidos de América

Dewey Class. No.: 973