The Malthusian moment global population growth and the birth of American environmentalism / Thomas Robertson.
| Author/creator | Robertson, Thomas, 1967- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, |
| Description | xix, 291 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books History 2012 Subject Collection |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment. ^A1129065 |
| Contents | Malthusianism, eugenics, and carrying capacity in the interwar period -- War and nature: Fairfield Osborn, William Vogt, and the birth of global ecology -- Abundance in a sea of poverty : quality and quantity of life -- "Feed 'em or fight 'em: population and resources on the global frontier during the Cold War -- The "Chinification" of American cities, suburbs, and wilderness -- Paul Ehrlich, the 1960s, and the population bomb -- Strange bedfellows: population politics, 1968-1970 -- We're all in the same boat!?: The disuniting of spaceship earth -- Ronald Reagan, the new right, and population growth. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-283) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011028832 |
| ISBN | 9780813552712 |
| ISBN | 0813552710 |
| ISBN | 9780813552729 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0813552729 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780813553351 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 0813553350 (ebook) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |