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Deep environmental politics : the role of radical environmentalism in crafting American environmental politics

Cramer provides a window into the world of radical environmentalism and the political process. He examines how deep ecology evolved, how its ideas influence our lives, and how it impacts our laws.The book begins with an overview of deep ecology and traces its history in American political thought.
Print Book, English, 1998
Praeger, Westport, CT, 1998
238 pages
9780275960513, 027596051X
1013298919
IllustrationsPrefaceBackground on Deep EcologyTenets of Deep EcologyRoots of Deep EcologyRhetoric and Tactics of Deep EcologyDeep Ecology and the LawIntroductionEnvironmental LegislationCongressional Testimony: Politics of WordsCongressional Testimony: Politics of PerspectivesDeep Ecology and the Legal SystemDeep Ecology and the MediaMedia and PoliticsMedia Coverage of Deep EcologyThe Media and Deep Ecology: A Closer LookConclusion: Avoiding the Mine by Trying to Stop the TankerSelected BibliographyIndex