Throughout most of American history, natural resource policies reflected the dominant philosophy of cornucopianism. As conservationism and environmentalism arose to struggle with cornucopianism for mass public acceptance, so too did the policies that flowed from those respective philosophies. The result has increasingly been a range of federal policies which reflect aspects of all three conflicting philosophies. The War for America's Natural Resources analyzes the dynamic among natural resource politics, policies and philosophies. Each chapter explores in-depth the development of policies toward America's soil, wildlife, water, energy, grasslands, minerals, forests and air.

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St John’s University, New York, USA

William R. Nester

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William Nester is the author of more than thirty books on international relations, military history, and the nature of power. He is a Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at St. John’s University in New York, USA.

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Book Title: The War for America's Natural Resources
Authors: William R. Nester
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25553-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1997
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-25553-5Published: 27 July 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 256
Topics: European Politics, Political Science, Environmental Management, Natural Resources

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction: Philosophies, Politics, and Policies

Farming, Grazing, and Hunting

Forests, Parks, and Wilderness

Mines, Drills, and Energy

Dams, Irrigation, and Faucets

Natural Resource Policy into the Twenty-first Century

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