Main Title |
African American environmental thought : foundations / |
Author |
Smith, Kimberly K.,
|
Publisher |
University Press of Kansas, |
Year Published |
2007 |
OCLC Number |
74648969 |
ISBN |
9780700615162 (cloth : alk. paper); 0700615164 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Subjects |
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 ;
Schwarze ;
Amerika
|
Additional Subjects |
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,--1885-1954--Political and social views
|
Internet Access |
|
Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EMAR |
E185.6.S658 2007 |
|
Region 6 Library/Dallas,TX |
05/29/2012 |
|
Collation |
x, 257 p. ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-247) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction -- Strange rendings of nature -- A land cursed by injustice -- Possessing the land -- Race natures -- Black folk -- Urban montage -- Conclusion. 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. |