Canadian Countercultures and the Environment

Colin M Coates

ISBN 10: 155238814X / ISBN 13: 9781552388143

Edité par University Of Calgary Press Feb 2016, 2016

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Neuware - Studies of the radical environmental politics of the 1960s have tended to downplay the extent to which much of that countercultural intellectual and social ferment continued into the 1970s and 1980s. Canadian Countercultures and the Environment adds to our knowledge of this understudied period. This collection contributes a sustained analysis of the beginning of major environmental debates in this era and examines a range of issues related to broad environmental concerns, topics which emerged as key concerns in the context of Cold War military investments and experiments, the oil crisis of the 1970s, debates over gendered roles, and the increasing attention to urban pollution and pesticide use.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9781552388143

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Canadian Countercultures and the Environment
• Éditeur: University Of Calgary Press Feb 2016
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 155238814X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781552388143
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 229 L x 152 H x 22 P (en millimètres) 229 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 22 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 567 grammes

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Synopsis

Studies of the radical environmental politics of the 1960s have tended to downplay the extent to which much of that countercultural intellectual and social ferment continued into the 1970s and 1980s. Canadian Countercultures and the Environment adds to our knowledge of this understudied period. This collection contributes a sustained analysis of the beginning of major environmental debates in this era and examines a range of issues related to broad environmental concerns, topics which emerged as key concerns in the context of Cold War military investments and experiments, the oil crisis of the 1970s, debates over gendered roles, and the increasing attention to urban pollution and pesticide use.

No other publication dealing with this period covers the wide range of environmental topics (among others, activism, midwifery, organic farming, recycling, urban cycling, and communal living) or geographic locales, from Yukon to Atlantic Canada. Together, they demonstrate how this period influenced and informed environmental action and issues in ways that have had a long-term impact on Canadian society.

À propos de l?auteur

Colin M. Coates teaches environmental history and Canadian studies at York University. He is past president of the Canadian Studies Network-Réseau d'études canadiennes and was a member of the executive of NiCHE, the Network in Canadian History and Environment.

With Contributions By: Matt Cavers, Megan Davies, Nancy Janovicek, Alan MacEachern, David Neufeld, Ryan O'Connor, Kathleen Rodgers, Daniel Ross, Henry Trim, and Sharon Weaver