Common Lands, Common People: The Origins of Conservation in Northern New England
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The rise of the conservation ethic in northern New England is the subject of this book. It shows that the movement that eventually took hold throughout America, had its roots among the communitarian ethics of countrypeople, demonstrating the debates over use of, and access to, forests and water. Though originating in utilitarian terms, they held popular notions of properly ordered landscapes, and common rights to nature. The study reveals a complex...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:067414581X
ISBN13:9780674145818
Release Date:May 1997
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:335 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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