Nature of the miracle years : conservation in West Germany, 1945-1975 / Sandra Chaney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chaney, Sandra.

Series:

Studies in German history ; v. 8.

Studies in German history ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature conservation--Germany--History--20th century.

Nature conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After 1945, those responsible for conservation in Germany resumed their work with a relatively high degree of continuity as far as laws and personnel were concerned. Yet conservationists soon found they had little choice but to modernize their views and practices in the challenging postwar context. Forced to change by necessity, those involved in state-sponsored conservation institutionalized and professionalized their efforts, while several private groups became more confrontational in their message and tactics. Through their steady and often conservative presence within the mainstream of Wes

Contents:

Title page-Nature of the Miracle Years; Contents; List of Maps; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1-The Inheritance; Chapter 2-Defending Nature Under the Allied Occupation, 1945-1955; Chapter 3-Preserving the Wutach Gorge in the 1950s; Chapter 4-Ordering Landscapes and 'Living Space' in the Miracle Years, 1956-1966; Chapter 5-Landscaping the Mosel Canal, 1956-1964; Chapter 6-Incenting the Environment and Rediscovering Nature, 1967-1975; Chapter 7-Designing the Bavarian Forest National Park, 1966-1975; Conclusions; Maps; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-272) and index.

ISBN:

1-80758-575-1

0-85745-841-8

1-282-62657-4

9786612626579

0-85745-005-0

OCLC:

609313063