The Roots of Environmental Consciousness: Popular Tradition and Personal Experience

The Roots of Environmental Consciousness: Popular Tradition and Personal Experience
ISBN-10
1134546807
ISBN-13
9781134546800
Category
History
Pages
287
Language
English
Published
2002-09-11
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Paul Thompson, Stephen Hussey

Description

This book examines the roots of contemporary environmental consciousness and action in terms of both popular experience and tradition. A wide range of geographical and thematic case-studies explore the myth, tradition and collective memory that shape our environmental thought. Containing a wealth of empirical source material, this book will be invaluable for sociologists and historians alike.

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