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The Age of Ecology
About this book
This 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 Ć so much so that we can call our era 'the age of ecology'.
This timely and comprehensive global history of environmentalism will be essential reading for anyone concerned with the most pressing global issues of our time.
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 Ć so much so that we can call our era 'the age of ecology'.
This timely and comprehensive global history of environmentalism will be essential reading for anyone concerned with the most pressing global issues of our time.
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Edition
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Environment & Energy PolicyTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface to the English Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: The Green Chameleon
- One Environmentalism before the Environmental Movement
- Two The Great Chain Reaction: The āEcological Revolutionā in and around 1970
- Three Networked Thinking and Practical Priorities: An Endless Interplay
- Four Charismatics and Ecocrats
- Five A FriendāEnemy or Win-Win Scenario?
- Six Ecology and the Historic Turn of 1990: From Social Justice to Climate Justice?
- Conclusion: The Dialectic of Green Enlightenment
- Notes
- Index