GLOBL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Greenpeace, Earth Day, Environmental Migrant
Document Summary
One of the largest global social movements in history. Some concepts can be traced back to earliest civilizations. Includes many diverse social, religious, political and scientific communities. Spawned a wide variety of international organizations. Agricultural way of life ended for many. Painted idealized landscapes without people conservation philosophy. Based on a profound respect for nature and the wilderness. Romantic visions of getting back to nature . Robinson crusoe: recovering one"s wildness was a remedy for modern society. Call of the wild: encountering wilderness one finds the wildness within oneself. Outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, boy scouts and camping at national parks conservation philosophies in us. 1827 birds of america by john j audubon. 1864 man and nature by george perkins marsh. 1874 studies in the sierra by own muir. 1864 yosemite land grant won by john muir. 1884 near extinction of the american bison. 1892 sierra club founded by john muir passenger pigeon died out by 1900.
