At the Wilderness Edge: The Rise of the Antidevelopment Movement on Canada's West Coast (Volume 11) (McGill-Queen's Rural, Wildland, and Resource Studies Series) - Little, J.I.

Clean, tight, unmarked; handling to upper edge of back pages; wear to lower spine extreme; short creases to upper back edge of cover; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; This book examines five antidevelopment campaigns in and around Vancouver that reflected a dramatic decline in public support large-scale commercial and industrial projects. Little describes the highly effective protests that were instrumental in preserving threatened green spaces throughout the region, keeping these important British Columbia landmarks from development. Through detailed analysis of development proposals and protests, government studies, and community responses, Little argues that it was not the usual suspects that initiated and carried out these protests, but rather middle-aged, middle-class, politically engaged citizens, many of whom were women. An engaging study of grass-roots politics in action, this book sheds new light on the rise of environmental consciousness, a pivotal era in the history of BC, the Pacific Northwest, and Canada.
Very Good
Soft cover
McGill-Queen's University Press
2019
Montreal, QC