Reconstructing conservation finding common ground ben a minteer university of columbia usa and robert e manning university of vermont usa island press 2003 abstract in the 1990s influenced by the deconstructionist movement in literary theory and trends toward revisionist. Reconstructing conservation book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers in the 1990s influenced by the deconstructionist movement in . Reconstructing conservation assesses the meaning and relevance of our conservation inheritance in the 21st century and represents a conceptually integrated vision for reconsidering conservation thought and practice to meet the needs and circumstances of a new post deconstructivist era. The resource reconstructing conservation finding common ground edited by ben a minteer and robert e manning