The Conservation Constitution: The Conservation Movement and Constitutional Change, 1870-1930

by Kimberly K Smith and Kimberly K. Smith

Over the course of the twentieth century, the United States emerged as a global leader in conservation policy--negotiating the first international conservation treaties, pioneering the idea of the national park, and leading the world in creating a modern environmental regulatory regime. And yet, this is a country famously committed to the ideals of limited government, decentralization, and strong protection of property rights. How these contradictory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700628444
• ISBN13: 9780700628445
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"