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Green versus gold : sources in California's environmental history

Title: Green versus gold : sources in California's environmental history / edited by Carolyn Merchant.
Publication: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c1998.

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Additional Authors

Merchant, Carolyn.

Description

xxii, 489 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Subjects

California > Environmental conditions > History
Human ecology > California > History
Nature > Effect of human beings on > History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

California's natural environment -- Indian lands -- The Spanish and Russian frontiers -- Environmental impacts of the Gold Rush -- Forests transformed -- Rangelands exploited -- Building the hydraulic empire -- From the family farm to agribusiness -- Preserving parks -- Battles over energy -- Second nature : California cities -- The rise of environmental science -- Revisioning California : contemporary environmental movements -- Conclusion : environmental ethics and California's future.

Call Number

JBE 99-576

ISBN

1559635797 (alk. paper)
1559635800 (alk. paper)

LCCN

98003346

OCLC

38557215

Title

Green versus gold : sources in California's environmental history / edited by Carolyn Merchant.

Imprint

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c1998.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Added Author

Merchant, Carolyn.

Research Call Number

JBE 99-576

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