The Age of Ecology: A Global History - Rilegato

Radkau, Joachim

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ISBN 10: 0745662161 ISBN 13: 9780745662169

Casa editrice: Polity Pr, 2014

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione:

"Radkau's new book is by far the finest informative read available on the environmental movement in its many diverse varieties from its modern beginnings until now, and the women and men whose passions inspired it. Protests and politics, activism and reaction, love of nature and hatred of pollution - all are shown with a clarity that makes sense to the reader. This is the compelling global 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 for telling detail, Radkau offers a revealing tableau of the multiple histories of modern environmentalism in Europe, in America, and around the world. The Age of Ecology is the most thought-provoking and wide-ranging book yet on its subject."
J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University
"A comprehensive and compelling global history of environmental movements.'
Die Zeit
"An authoritative global history of ecology."
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
"Brilliant - by far the best account of the global environmental movement ... A great achievement."
Deutschlandradio Kultur

L'autore:

Joachim Radkau is professor of modern history at BielefeldUniversity, Germany. His previous publications include Wood: AHistory and Max Weber: A Biography.  

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• Editore: Polity Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0745662161
• ISBN 13: 9780745662169
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 546