Publication

2015 - State University of New York Press, Albany, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

103,500 words, Guess

Page Count

414 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101438458495
  • ISBN-139781438458496
  • ISBN-139781438458519
  • ISBN-101438458517
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014047341
and 4 more
  • OCLC Control Number907621623
  • Better World Books9781438458519
  • Better World Books9781438458496
  • Open LibraryOL31061959M

Classifications

  • DDC363.700973
  • LCCGE197 .G74 2015
  • LCCGE197.G74 2015
and 1 more
  • LCCGE197 .G74 2016

Description

"The written works of nature's leading advocates--from Charles Sumner and John Muir to Rachel Carson and President Jimmy Carter, to name a few--have been the subject of many texts, but their speeches remain relatively unknown or unexamined. Green Voices aims to redress this situation. After all, when it comes to the leaders, heroes, and activists of the environmental movement, their speeches formed part of the fertile earth from which uniquely American environmental expectations, assumptions, and norms germinated and grew. Despite having in common a definitively rhetorical focus, the contributions in this book reflect a variety of methods and approaches. Some concentrate on a single speaker and a single speech. Others look at several speeches. Some are historical in orientation, while others are more theoretical. In other words, this collection examines the broad sweep of US environmental history from the perspective of our most famous and influential environmental figures." -- Publisher's description

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Green voices: defending nature and the environment in American civic discourseState University of New York Press2015-01-01

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