The Missouri Natural Streams Act (1990): how an environmental campaign was waged and lost

Abstract

Introduction -- History, society and the sociological imagination -- Making ecology social history -- The campaign kicks off -- Leo Drey-"To strike a blow for conservation" -- The signature petition campaign -- Roger Pryor-"When change is afoot" -- The campaign for votes -- Jay Lewis-"Rights and responsibilities" -- When the good guys lose -- The problem of doing good -- Appendix A: methodological considerations -- Bibliography -- Index