Empire of Timber

ISBN-13: 9781107565036 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 262 str.

Erik Loomis

Opis

This is the first book to center labor unions as actors in American environmental policy.

Recenzje

'Empire of Timber represents a major contribution to environmental and forest history, and with its thoughtful thematic combination of work, health, and resource sustainability, it sits at the cutting edge of scholarship in these fields.' Sarah Phillips, Boston University

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Industrial nature, working bodies; 2. The battle for the body; 3. Working class forests; 4. The total work environment; 5. Countercultural forest workers; 6. Organized labor and the ancient forest campaigns; Conclusion.