| Our Unprotected Heritage: Whitewashing the Destruction of Our Cultural and Natural Environment Contributor(s): King, Thomas F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1598743813 ISBN-13: 9781598743814 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Social Science | Archaeology - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 973 |
| LCCN: 2008048712 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.70 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Most Americans agree that our heritage--both natural and cultural--should be protected. Then why does development run rampant, aided--rather than limited--by government inaction? Tom King has been a participant in and observer of this system for decades, as a government worker, heritage consultant, and advocate for local communities. In this hard-hitting critique of the heritage-industrial complex, King points the finger at watchdogs who instead serve as advocates, unintelligible (often contradictory) regulations, disinterested government employees and power-seeking agencies, all of whom conspire to keep our heritage unprotected. His solution to this crisis will be uncomfortable to many in power, but may help save more of our cultural and natural treasures. |