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Author Czech, Brian, 1960-

Title The Endangered Species Act : history, conservation biology, and public policy / Brian Czech and Paul R. Krausman.

Imprint Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2001.

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Description xvii, 212 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Note Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-199) and index.
Contents The endangered : species, acts, and democracy -- A history of endangered species in the United States -- Statutory, administrative, and academic evolution of the Endangered Species Act -- Traditional analyses of the Endangered Species Act -- Policy elements of the Endangered Species Act -- Social construction of Endangered Species Act targets -- Technical legitimacy of the Endangered Species Act -- Context of the Endangered Species Act -- Implications of the Endangered Species Act for democracy -- Property rights and the Endangered Species Act -- Summary and recommendations.
Subject United States. Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Endangered species -- Law and legislation.
Added Author Krausman, Paul R., 1946-
Center for American Places.
ISBN 0801865042 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

 
    
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