Green Voices: Defending Nature and the Environment in American Civic Discourse [1 ed.] 9781438458519, 9781438458496

The Discourse of Indirectness: Cues, Voices and Functions 9027207771, 9789027207777

Indirectness has been a key concept in pragmatic research for over four decades, however the notion as a technical term

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China and the Environment: The Green Revolution 9781350217973, 9781780323411, 9781780323404

Sixteen of the world‘s 20 most polluted cities are in China. A serious water pollution incident occurs once every two-to

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The Civic Life of American Religion 9781503626959

Religious groups constitute a large part of America's voluntary sector, yet relatively few works have investigated

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American Georgics: Economy and Environment in Early American Literature 9780812203189

American Georgics takes as its primary problem the question of the human place in nature. By extending our understanding

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Green Criminology: Crime, Justice, and the Environment 9780520964228

This groundbreaking text provides students with an overview and assessment of green criminology as well as a call to act

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Nature, Environment, and Activism in Nigerian Literature 9780367436056, 9781003004578

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Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future 9780520944459

In this innovative and deeply felt work, Bron Taylor examines the evolution of "green religions" in North Amer

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Presidents and the American Environment 0700620982, 9780700620982

In 1891 Benjamin Harrison, the first president engaged in conservation, had to have this new area of public policy expla

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Defending the Conquest: Bernardo de Vargas Machuca's Defense and Discourse of the Western Conquests 9780271056500

Of great benefit for scholars and teachers, this is the first English translation and critical edition of a rare refutat

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Environment in the Balance: The Green Movement and the Supreme Court 9780674425965

Does the green movement remain a transformative force in American life? In Environment in the Balance Jonathan Cannon in

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