Natural Interests : : The Contest over Environment in Modern France / / Caroline Ford.
Challenging the conventional trope that French environmentalism arose after WWII, Caroline Ford argues that a broad environmental consciousness emerged in France much earlier. In response to war, natural disasters, and imperialism, the bourgeoisie, along with politicians, engineers, naturalists, wri...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2016 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 18 halftones, 2 maps, 1 table |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Maps -- Introduction -- 1. François-Antoine Rauch's New Harmony of Nature -- 2. Saving the Forests First -- 3. The Torrents of the Nineteenth Century -- 4. Environment and Landscape as Heritage -- 5. The Internationalization of Nature Protection -- 6. Reforestation and the Anxieties of Empire in Colonial Algeria -- 7. The Greening of Paris -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | Challenging the conventional trope that French environmentalism arose after WWII, Caroline Ford argues that a broad environmental consciousness emerged in France much earlier. In response to war, natural disasters, and imperialism, the bourgeoisie, along with politicians, engineers, naturalists, writers, and painters, took up environmental causes. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674968875 9783110485103 9783110485189 9783110638585 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674968875 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Caroline Ford. |