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050 4 _aGE 195
_b.R119 2014
100 1 _aRadkau, Joachim,
_d1943-
_eauthor
_925862
245 1 4 _aThe age of ecology :
_ba global history /
_cJoachim Radkau ; translated by Patrick Camiller
250 _aEnglish edition
260 _aCambridge, UK :
_bPolity Press,
_c[2014]
264 1 _aCambridge, UK :
_bPolity Press,
_c[2014]
265 _aFFB
300 _axiii, 546 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aOriginally published in German as Die �?ra der �?kologie. M��nchen : Beck, 2011
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 432-516) and index
505 0 _aIntroduction : the green chameleon -- Environmentalism before the environmental movement -- The great chain reaction : the 'ecological revolution' in and around 1970 -- Networked thinking and practical priorities : an endless interplay -- Charismatics and ecocrats -- A friend-enemy or win-win scenario? -- Ecology and the historic turn of 1990: from social justice to climate justice? -- Conclusion : the dialectic of green enlightenment
520 _aThis book is the first major study of the history of environmentalism, from its origins in romanticism and the nature cults of the late 18th century to the global environmental movements of today. Radkau shows that this is not a single story of the steady ascent of environmentalism but rather a multiplicity of stories, each with its own dramatic tension: between single-issue movements and the challenges posed by the interconnection of environmental issues, between charismatic leaders and bureaucratic organizations, and between grassroot movements and global players. While the history can be traced back several centuries, environmentalism has flourished since the "environmental revolution" of 1970, spurred on by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 and the growing concern about global warming. While environmentalists often opposed the scientific mainstream, they were also often led by scientific knowledge. Environmentalism is the true Enlightenment of our time -- so much so that we can call our era "the age of ecology". -- Jacket
650 0 _aEnvironmentalism
_xHistory.
_925863
650 0 _aEcology
_xHistory.
_925864
650 0 _aEnvironmentalists
_xHistory.
_925865
650 0 _aHuman ecology
_xHistory.
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653 _a(lcsh)Environmentalism--History
653 _a(lcsh)Ecology--History
700 1 _aCamiller, Patrick,
_etranslator
_925867
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