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In defence of home places : environmental activism in Nova Scotia / Mark R. Leeming ; foreword by Graeme Wynn.
Author
Leeming, Mark R., 1980-
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Language
English
Published/Created
Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2017]
©2017
Description
xxvii, 208 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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GE199.C2 L44 2017
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Environmentalism
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Nova Scotia
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History
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20th century
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Nova Scotia
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Environmental conditions
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History
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20th century
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Series
Nature, history, society
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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.
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In defense of home places
ISBN
9780774833394 ((hardcover))
0774833394
9780774833400 ((paperback))
0774833408
9780774833424
0774833424
9780774833431
0774833432
LCCN
2017470088
OCLC
963913696
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