Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American LifeBloomsbury Academic, 2006 M05 30 - 237 pages Americans during the twentieth-century became more disconnected from the environment and nature than ever before. More Americans lived in cities rather than on farms; they became ever more reliant on technology to interact with the world around them and with each other. Perhaps paradoxically, the twentieth-century also became the period in which environmental issues played an ever-increasing role in politics and public policy. Why is this so? Perhaps because, despite what many people believe, nature and the environment remains central to everyone's daily life. Pollution, environmental degradation, urban sprawl, loss of wildlife and biodiversity - all of these issues directly impact how everyone - even city dwellers - live their lives. |
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... throughout the world . Most important for the United States , steerage tickets made it pos- sible for laboring - class immigrants to move more flexibly throughout the world . The " Golden Door , " the United States's industrial growth ...
... Throughout the winter , millions became infected and thousands died . In one effort to stall the spread of the disease , public health departments distributed gauze masks to be worn in public . Basic parts of everyday life changed ...
... Throughout his public life in New Mexico , Fall referred to the territory as " corporation country . " He hated government interference in business , and he did not have to struggle with torn loyalties when he became a federal employee ...