{"product_id":"down-to-earth-9780190864422","title":"Down to Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The reason I assign Down to Earth again and again is that it is simply the best text available--far and away--for American environmental history. Compared to its competitors, it is superior in its writing, its coverage, and its vision--not to mention its cost.\"--Adam M. Sowards, University of Idaho\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS  Acknowledgments Preface  Prologue: Rocks and History  Part One: Alienation in the Land  1.   Wilderness Under Fire 2.   A Truly New World 3.   Unfettered Accumulation  Part Two: Rationalization and its Discontents  4.   A World of Commodities 5.   King Climate in Dixie 6.   The Great Food Fight 7.   Extracting the New South 8.   The Unforgiving West 9.   Conservation Reconsidered 10.   Death of the Organic City  Part Three: Consuming Nature  11.   Moveable Feast 12.   The Secret History of Meat 13.   America in Black and Green 14.   Throwaway Society 15.   Shades of Green 16.   Capitalism vs. The Earth  Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524558987607,"sku":"9780190864422","price":72.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190864422.jpg?v=1731857254","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/down-to-earth-9780190864422","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}