Environment and Social Theory

Environment and Social Theory
ISBN-10
1134691491
ISBN-13
9781134691494
Series
Environment and Social Theory
Category
Science
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2005-07-28
Publisher
Routledge
Author
John Barry

Description

Written in an accessible and jargon-free way, Environment and Social Theory examines: * the historical relationship between social theory and the environment *pre-Enlightenment and Enlightenment social theory and the environment * twentieth century social theory and the environment * economic theory and the environment * the relationship between ecology, biology and social theory * recent theoretical approaches to the environment * the development of a green social theory The ideas and vies of key theorists including Hobbes, Locke, freud, Habermas, Giddens and Beck are discussed to provide comprehensive coverage of social theory for non-specialist readers.

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