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When Chase's history of environmental politics first came out in 1995, critics praised it, readers went wild for it, and lots of peoplescientists, executives, environmental activists--were angered by it. But, as Chase (a former philosophy professor) notes in a new introduction, in the end the work "had absolutely no effect on public policy at all." That's a shame, because in describing the ongoing conflict over forests and threatened animals in the Pacific Northwest, Chase provides a startlingly clear view of why America will continue to lose landscapes and wild species: because its preservation policies rest on deeply flawed premises. It's a compellingly written narrative, full of the personalities involved in the conflict, as well as an important analysis.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
In a Dark Wood: The Fight over Forests and the Rising Tyranny of Ecology FROM THE CRITICS
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When Chase's history of environmental politics first came out in 1995, critics praised it, readers went wild for it, and lots of peoplescientists, executives, environmental activistswere angered by it. But, as Chase (a former philosophy professor) notes in a new introduction, in the end the work "had absolutely no effect on public policy at all." That's a shame, because in describing the ongoing conflict over forests and threatened animals in the Pacific Northwest, Chase provides a startlingly clear view of why America will continue to lose landscapes and wild species: because its preservation policies rest on deeply flawed premises. It's a compellingly written narrative, full of the personalities involved in the conflict, as well as an important analysis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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