商品簡介
A collection of analytical essays and primary source documents ranging in time from 1774 to 1994 explore the history of environmental usage, degradation, and conservation struggles in California. The selections are divided into sections on the natural environment, the use of Indian lands, Spanish and Russian encounters with California, the impact of the gold rush, timber exploitation, the abuse of rangelands, the growth of the hydraulic "empire," the transition from family farms to agribusiness, park preservation, battles over energy, the urban environment, environmental science, and contemporary environmental movements. The works of such notables as Mark Twain, Judi Bari, John Steinbeck, and Cesar Chavez, as well as less famous ranchers, loggers, Native Americans, and foreign explorers are included in the documents. In addition, the editor contributes an essay on the future of environmental ethics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
作者簡介
Carolyn Merchant is professor of environmental history, philosophy, and ethics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is author of numerous books including The Death of Nature (Harper San Francisco, 1990) and Earthcare (Routledge, 1995).
