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Inventing Global Ecology
Lewis, Michael L. (Assistant Professor Of History, Salisbury University, Maryland, Usa)
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Description for Inventing Global Ecology
Paperback. Blue jeans, MTV, Coca-Cola and ecology? We don't often think of conservation sciences as a US export, but in the second half of the 20th century ecology has become global. Using India as a case study, this book grapples with how we should understand the development of global ecology. Series: Series in Ecology & History. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Blue jeans, MTV, Coca-Cola, and… ecology? We don‘t often think of conservation sciences as a U.S. export, but in the second half of the twentieth century an astounding array of scientists and ideas flowed out from the United States into the world, preaching the gospel of conservation-oriented ecology.
Inventing Global Ecology grapples with how we should understand the development of global ecology in the twentieth century—a science that is held responsible for, literally, saving the world. Is the spread of ecology throughout the globe a subtle form of cultural imperialism, as some claim? Or is it a manifestation of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Series in Ecology & History
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821415412
SKU
V9780821415412
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About Lewis, Michael L. (Assistant Professor Of History, Salisbury University, Maryland, Usa)
An assistant professor of history at Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland, Michael Lewis trained first as a biologist and later in American studies. Inventing Global Ecology comes out of research conducted in India.
Reviews for Inventing Global Ecology
“It is people such as Lewis, and the debate that books like this can initiate, that have the potential to make a real difference to difficult and chronic global problems....this book is user-friendly for lay-readers, thanks in no small measure to the author’s superb story-telling ability.” “Michael Lewis’s book addresses an important area of interest in Indian ecology—how institutions and ... Read more