Title African American environmental thought : foundations / Kimberly K. Smith

Published Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (x, 257 pages) Series American political thought American political thought. Contents Introduction -- Strange rendings of nature -- A land cursed by injustice -- Possessing the land -- Race natures -- Black folk -- Urban montage -- Conclusion Summary African American intellectual thought has long provided a touchstone for national politics and civil rights, but, as Kimberly Smith reveals, it also has much to say about our relationship to nature. In this first single-authored book to link African American and environmental studies, Smith uncovers a rich tradition stretching from the abolition movement through the Harlem Renaissance, demonstrating that black Americans have been far from indifferent to environmental concerns Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-247) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Political and social views Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 -- Political and social views Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 -- Political and social views Locke, Alain LeRoy, 1886-1954 -- Political and social views SUBJECT Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 fast Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 fast Locke, Alain, 1885-1954 fast Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 fast Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- politiska och sociala åsikter. sao Washington, Booker T, 1856-1915 -- politiska och sociala åsikter. sao Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 -- politiska och sociala åsikter. sao Locke, Alain LeRoy, 1886-1954 -- politiska och sociala åsikter. sao Universidad Sergio Arboleda gnd Subject African Americans -- Intellectual life. Environmentalism -- United States -- History Human ecology -- United States -- History African Americans -- Politics and government. Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Southern States -- History Racism -- United States -- History NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection. African Americans -- Intellectual life African Americans -- Politics and government Agriculture -- Social aspects Environmentalism Human ecology Political and social views Racism Literatur Natur Motiv Schwarze Umwelt Motiv Afro-amerikaner -- intellektuellt liv. Miljörörelser -- historia -- Förenta staterna. Humanekologi -- historia -- Förenta staterna. Rasism -- historia -- Förenta staterna. Southern States United States Amerika Schwärze Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2006034358 ISBN 9780700628087 0700628088

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