{"product_id":"the-dawn-of-conservation-diplomacy-9780295990033","title":"The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines the first three comprehensive wildlife conservation treaties in history, all between the US and Canada: the Inland Fisheries Treaty of 1908, the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911, and the Migratory Bird Treaty of 1916. The author argues that these treaties directly affect us and offer lessons for future conservation efforts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dorsey's superb book connects ecological science, economic interest groups, politics at the local, national, and international level, and the quirks and achievements of colorful advocates. Here is a model for a new and important field of international history.\" Gaddis Smith, Yale University \"Kurkpatrick Dorsey understands how politics deeply affects diplomacy and how public opinion shapes conservation policies. So many issues are similar to those which frustrate Canadian and American negotiators today. The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy is excellent history which illuminates both past and present.\" John English, University of Waterloo and former Member of Parliament, Canadian House of Commons \"This is a pioneering work that opens fresh, important perspectives on Americans by revealing their views on preserving (and exploiting) their natural environment, their introduction to science into policy decisions, their too-often cynical approach to relations with Canada, and their political genius for 'the art of the deal.' And it is all superbly done.\" Walter LaFeber, Cornell University \"A well-researched and well-written account of an important early chapter in international wildlife preservation of interest not only to environmental historians but anyone interested in the contemporary problems of international cooperation for environmental preservation.\" Tom Dunlap, author of Saving America's Wildlife\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by William Cronon\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Intersection of Diplomacy and Conservation\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE: THE INLAND FISHERIES TREATY\u003cbr\u003e A Problem of Scale, 1892-1897\u003cbr\u003e The Jordon Rules, 1898-1909\u003cbr\u003e The One That Got Away, 1909-1914\u003cbr\u003e PART TWO: THE NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEAL CONVENTION\u003cbr\u003e Conflict in the Bering Sea, 1886-1899\u003cbr\u003e Conciliation and Conservation, 1900-1912\u003cbr\u003e PART THREE: THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY\u003cbr\u003e Of Mallards and Men, 1883-1913\u003cbr\u003e Coordinating Science, Diplomacy, and Public Relations, 1913-1916\u003cbr\u003e Protecting the National Interest, 1916-1920\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Implications of the Progressive Treaties\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400918573399,"sku":"9780295990033","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295990033.jpg?v=1730471946","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dawn-of-conservation-diplomacy-9780295990033","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}