The Age of Ecology - Couverture rigide

Radkau, Joachim

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0745662161 ISBN 13 : 9780745662169

Editeur : Polity Press, 2014

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"Radkau′s new book is by far the finest informative read availableon the environmental movement in its many diverse varieties fromits modern beginnings until now, and the women and men whosepassions inspired it. Protests and politics, activism and reaction,love of nature and hatred of pollution all are shown with aclarity that makes sense to the reader. This is the compellingglobal story of the most distinctive popular movement of our age,the Age of Ecology."
J. Donald Hughes, University of Denver

"With his customary synoptic vision and idiosyncratic eye fortelling detail, Radkau offers a revealing tableau of the multiplehistories of modern environmentalism in Europe, in America, andaround the world. The Age of Ecology is the mostthought–provoking and wide–ranging book yet on its subject."
J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University

"A comprehensive and compelling global history of environmentalmovements.′
Die Zeit

"An authoritative global history of ecology."
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

"Brilliant – by far the best account of the global environmentalmovement ... A great achievement."
Deutschlandradio Kultur

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This book is the first major study of the history ofenvironmentalism, from its origins in romanticism and the naturecults of the late 18th century to the global environmentalmovements of today.

Radkau shows that this is not a single story of the steady ascentof environmentalism but rather a multiplicity of stories, each withits own dramatic tension: between single–issue movements and thechallenges posed by the interconnection of environmental issues,between charismatic leaders and bureaucratic organizations, andbetween grassroot movements and global players. While the historycan be traced back several centuries, environmentalism hasflourished since the environmental revolution of1970, spurred on by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 and thegrowing concern about global warming. While environmentalists oftenopposed the scientific mainstream, they were also often led byscientific knowledge. Environmentalism is the true Enlightenment ofour time Ð so much so that we can call our era the ageof ecology .

This timely and comprehensive global history of environmentalismwill be essential reading for anyone concerned with the mostpressing global issues of our time.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0745662161
• ISBN 13: 9780745662169
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 600