A conspiracy of optimism : management of the national forests since World War Two /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hirt, Paul W., 1954-
Imprint:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1994.
Description:	liv, 416 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Our sustainable future v. 6
Subject:	United States. -- Forest Service -- History -- 20th century. United States. -- Forest Service. Forest reserves -- United States -- Management -- History -- 20th century. Forest policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Forest policy. Forest reserves -- Management. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1704468

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ISBN:	0803223757 (cl. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-400) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction an Overview of the Issues
Conclusion
1. Two Views of the Forest: Some Philosophical Considerations
Conclusion
2. Historical Antecedents: The Development of Forest Policy Before World War Two
Conclusion
3. The End of the Forest Service's Custodial Era, 1945-1948
Conclusion
4. Forestry, Freedom, and Fiscal Conservatism, 1949-1952
Conclusion
5. Transition to the "Businessman's Administration," 1953
Conclusion
6. Getting Out the Cut, 1953-1960
Conclusion
7. The Fight to Protect Nontimber Values, 1953-1960
Conclusion
8. Multiple Use and Sustained Yield: Debated and Defined, 1955-1960
Conclusion
9. "Operation Multiple Use" and the Continued Disjunction of Planning and Funding
Conclusion
10. Patterns of the Fifties Repeated in the Sixties
Conclusion
11. From Gridlocked Conflict to Compromised Policy Reform, 1969-1976
Conclusion
12. Retrenchment and Revolt, 1977-1992
Conclusion
13. Conclusion
Appendix: Footpaths Through Forest History
Notes
References
Index

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