America's Environmental Legacies

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This powerful book focuses on the capacity of the American political system to respond to ecological challenges through policy perspectives, the constraints of our written Constitution, and the determination we muster to address these tests of national character. Put simply, this is a book about politics, policy, and political will. Kalinowski brilliantly shows that America’s collective will is found in the cultural values enunciated by the Founding Fathers and passed down through history with modifications. It comprises the essential missing ingredient in determining how we currently respond to crises. Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison had distinct ideas concerning the role that Nature might play in the future. Recognizing the origins and impacts of their environmental legacies is the key to interpreting where American environmental politics is today, how we got here, and where we might be headed.
Investigates the ability of the US to solve environmental challenges through political activity Critically analyzes environmental history, political theory, and contemporary politics around the central theme of American's relationship to the Earth Combines environmental politics with constitutional interpretation through interdisciplinary methods Presents a deeply researched and well-written work on American politics and the ecological situation, representing 10 years of study

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Franklin Kalinowski

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Environmental Politics Ecological Politics National Politics US Constitution Cultural Legacies climate change American environmentalism Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton James Madison American Founding Fathers theory of moral sense political theory American political thought us politics

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“Jefferson famously encouraged every generation to reexamine The Constitution and the State to make them fit the times. Kalinowski has brilliantly done so for this generation.  He has imaginatively and authoritatively reexamined Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton for this generation, as humanity faces ecological disaster and species extinction. This is truly a much-needed book for the times.” - Richard Matthews, Distinguished University Professor, Political Science, Lehigh University, USA"A necessary book that clarifies the American approach to environmental politics better than anything I've read. Well-written, insightful, and essential reading." – David W. Orr, Counselor to the President, Oberlin College, USA
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