Crisis of the wasteful nation : empire and conservation in Theodore Roosevelt's America / Ian Tyrrell.

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.

©2015.

xii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

The origins of alarm. -- Alarmism and the wasteful nation -- American conservation and the "world movement": networks, personnel, and the international context -- The new empire and the rise of conservation. -- Colonies, natural resources, and geopolitical thought in the new empire -- Encountering the tropical world: the impact of empire -- Energy and empire: shadows of the fossil fuel revolution -- Dynamic geography: irrigation, waterways, and the inland empire -- The problem of the soils and the problem of the toilers -- Conservation, scenery, and the sustainability of nature -- Lessons for living: Irving Fisher, national vitality, and human conservation -- The global vision of Theodore Roosevelt and its fate. -- To the halls of Europe: the African safari and Roosevelt's campaign to conserve nature (while killing it) -- Something big: Theodore Roosevelt and global conservation -- "A senseless and mischievous fad?": from alarm to sobriety as a nation takes stock -- Epilogue. The present, the future, and the power of contingency in human life.

Includes bibliographical references and index.