In defence of home places : environmental activism in Nova Scotia / Mark R. Leeming ; foreword by Graeme Wynn.

Author
Leeming, Mark R., 1980- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2017]
  • ©2017
Description
xxvii, 208 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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    Series
    Nature, history, society [More in this series]
    Summary note
    "As environmental deterioration became a major political issue near the end of the twentieth century, activists in Nova Scotia stood together to defend the places they called home. Though they worked in concert to protect their unique environments and local economies, they disagreed about the causes of environmental problems, the role of humanity in nature, and the place of environmentalists in the political process. In Defence of Home Places examines the diversity of environmental activism in Nova Scotia, illustrating how radicals and conservatives combined efforts to achieve early legislative and social success. It also chronicles the debates and disagreements over fundamental principles that then weakened and divided the powerful environmental movement. Placing the evolution of Nova Scotian environmental activism within a broader theoretical framework, Mark R. Leeming considers its development in national and international contexts. Beyond a simple progress narrative, this volume examines the environmental movement itself as well as the choices and tactics that brought about its greatest successes and failures."-- Provided by publisher.
    Notes
    Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Dalhousie University, 2014, under title: In defence of home places: environmental activism in Nova Scotia, 1970-1985.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-201) and index.
    Contents
    • At home and abroad: the genesis of environmentalism
    • The two MECs: anti-nuclear environmentalism
    • Power from the people: the anti-chemical campaigns
    • Two environmentalisms: uranium and radicalism
    • Watermelons and market greens: legacies of early activism.
    Other format(s)
    Issued also in electronic format.
    Other title(s)
    In defense of home places
    ISBN
    • 9780774833394 ((hardcover))
    • 0774833394
    • 9780774833400 ((paperback))
    • 0774833408
    • 9780774833424
    • 0774833424
    • 9780774833431
    • 0774833432
    LCCN
    2017470088
    OCLC
    963913696
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