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BL
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953063
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b707433
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| Main Entry
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Herron, John P.,1968-
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| Title & Author
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Science and the social good : : nature, culture, and community, 1865-1965 /\ John P. Herron.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2010.
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vi, 280 pages :: illustrations, map ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0195383540
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: 9780195383546
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Paths of science : the maturation of a public ideal -- Vertical history : using mountains to measure men -- True places : searching for wild nature in an urban age -- The forest and the trees : natural science and social justice -- The biological century : the cultural importance of ecological process -- Poetic revolutions : the search for natural harmony.
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| Abstract
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The author explores the evolving forces influencing the design and purpose of American natural science by focusing on three scientists who purposefully considered the social outcomes of their work : geologist Clarence King, forester Robert Marshall, and biologist Rachel Carson. King was the founding director of the U.S. Geological Survey, and used his standing to integrate science into late nineteenth century political debates about foreign policy, immigration, and social reform. In the mid-1930s, Marshall founded the environmental advocacy group, The Wilderness Society, which changed the face of natural preservation in America. Committed to social justice, he blended forest ecology and pragmatic philosophy to craft a natural science ethic that extended the reach of science into political discussions about the restructuring of society prompted by urbanization and economic crisis. Carson is credited for launching the modern environmental movement with her 1962 classic Silent Spring. She made a generation of Americans aware of the social costs inherent in the human manipulation of the natural world and used natural science to critique established institutions and offer an alternative vision of a healthy and diverse society. As these three became increasingly wary of the social costs of industrialization, they used their scientific work to address problems of ecological and social imbalance.
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Biology-- Social aspects-- United States.
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Human ecology-- United States.
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Natural history-- United States-- History.
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Science-- Social aspects-- United States.
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Biology-- Social aspects.
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Human ecology.
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Natural history.
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Naturwissenschaften-- Gesellschaft-- USA-- Geschichte 19. Jh.
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Naturwissenschaften-- Gesellschaft-- USA-- Geschichte 20. Jh.
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Ökologie.
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Science-- Social aspects.
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Sozialethik.
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Humanität.
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Humanität.
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Ökologie.
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Ökologie.
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Sozialethik.
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Sozialethik.
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Utopie.
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Utopie.
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Wissenschaft.
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Wissenschaft.
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United States.
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USA.
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USA.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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508.73
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| LC Classification
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QH104.H47 2010
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