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The Origins of Modern Environmental Thought
J. E. de Steiguer
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
The Origins of Modern Environmental Thought provides readers with a concise and lively introduction to the seminal thinkers who created the modern environmental movement and inspired activism and policy change. Beginning with a brief overview of the works of Thoreau, Mill, Malthus, Leopold, and others, de Steiguer examines some of the earliest philosophies that underlie the field. He then describes major socioeconomic factors in post World War II America that created the milieu in which the modern environmental movement began, with the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. The following chapters offer summaries and critical reviews of landmark works by ... Read more
The Origins of Modern Environmental Thought provides readers with a concise and lively introduction to the seminal thinkers who created the modern environmental movement and inspired activism and policy change. Beginning with a brief overview of the works of Thoreau, Mill, Malthus, Leopold, and others, de Steiguer examines some of the earliest philosophies that underlie the field. He then describes major socioeconomic factors in post World War II America that created the milieu in which the modern environmental movement began, with the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. The following chapters offer summaries and critical reviews of landmark works by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816524617
SKU
V9780816524617
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