Environmental

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Killing a National Park
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Killing a National Park

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene traces the 1992 political battle over siting a national park in Manitoba’s Lowlands, where Premier Sterling Lyon’s refusal and later Minister Harry … 6 $0.60 Add
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Land & Sea & Sky

Land & Sea & Sky

From: Earthkeeping

Part Seven contains the sections: Two Rural Dreams, Bonavista Traverse, Sailing Bloody Reach, Sable Island: Ultimate Shunpiking, Sky Stone, and Plastic Ocean Blues. Topics discussed include … 34 $3.40 Add
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Lives Lived, The Globe and Mail, December 31, 1999
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Lives Lived, The Globe and Mail, December 31, 1999

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

This tribute, published in the Globe and Mail on December 31, 1999, memorializes Alice Katrina Chambers, a Manitoba microbiologist and environmental advocate. 3 $0.30 Add
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Looking at the Non-Human

Looking at the Non-Human

Nature Movies and TV

From: The Culture of Nature

This chapter provides a history of nature movies and television, from National Geographic to Disney to Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom andincludes nine photos and images. 42 $4.20 Add
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Nature at Home

Nature at Home

A Social Ecology of Postwar Landscape Design

From: The Culture of Nature

The author explores post-second world war landscape design, including the explosion of suburbs and the gendered nature of the urban environment. The chapter includes 13 photos and images. 32 $3.20 Add
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Nature Education and Promotion

Nature Education and Promotion

From: The Culture of Nature

The chapter examines the growing desire to educate the public, in particular school-aged children, about the preservation and conservation of nature and the environment. The chapter includes 15 … 40 $4.00 Add
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Notes on Sources

Notes on Sources

From: The Culture of Nature

Notes on sources 23 $2.30 Add
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On the Frontiers of Capital

On the Frontiers of Capital

Nuclear Plants and Other Environmental Architectures

From: The Culture of Nature

The author explores the impact of the atomic age on the environment and landscape. The chapter includes 17 photos and images. 39 $3.90 Add
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Picture Credits

Picture Credits

From: The Culture of Nature

Picture credits 3 $0.30 Add
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Remembering

Remembering

From: Earthkeeping

Part Eight contains the sections: Neil Van Nostrand, Ecologist, Hezekiah and the Pine, A Rose for Mary Matilda, Remembering Lucy and Helen, Lloyd S. Hawboldt, and Bug Man. These stories are about … 31 $3.10 Add
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Technological Utopias

Technological Utopias

World's Fairs and Theme Parks

From: The Culture of Nature

The author explores World’s Fairs and theme parks, including Expo 67 (Montreal) and Expo 86 (Vancouver), to examine the process of technological development and its consequences on the … 38 $3.80 Add
The Culture of Nature

The Culture of Nature

North American Landscape from Disney to the Exxon Valdez, Second Edition

Since it was first published in 1991, few books have come close to capturing the depth and breadth of Alexander Wilson’s innovative ecocultural compendium The Culture of Nature. His work … 352 View
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The Life Rural

The Life Rural

From: Earthkeeping

Part One contains the sections: A Place in Time, Meditating in the Country, Robinsong, and I Miss My Barbers. Topics discussed include the Acadian culture and farming, the Acadian Expulsion, the … 19 $1.90 Add
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The View from the Road

The View from the Road

Recreation and Tourism

From: The Culture of Nature

The author explores the intersections between recreation, tourism, and the environment. The chapter includes 11 photos and images. 36 $3.60 Add
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Toronto's Natural History
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Toronto’s Natural History

From: Toronto: The First 13,000 Years

In this chapter, MacDonald traces Toronto’s geological and ecological history. 15 $1.50 Add
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Wild Kin

Wild Kin

From: Earthkeeping

Part Three contains the sections: The Lovely Duckling, Turtle Tale, So Excellent a Fish: Capelin, Gift from the Sky, God’s Dead Dog & Other Roadkills, Caribou Caper, COVID-19 Moment, … 43 $4.30 Add