Description |
xix, 291 p. : ill. |
Series |
Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-283) and index. |
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. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Overpopulation -- History.
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Environmentalism -- United States -- History.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780813552712 |
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0813552710 |
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9780813552729 (pbk.) |
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0813552729 (pbk.) |
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9780813553351 (electronic bk.) |
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