Surroundings  : a history of environments and environmentalisms /

Benson Etienne

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Библиографическое описание: Benson, Etienne. Surroundings : a history of environments and environmentalisms / / Etienne, Benson. - Электрон. текстовые дан. - [S. l. : s. n.], 2020. - 1 online resource (278 pages) : il, карты, м.карты. - Загл. с титул. экрана. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - ISBN 9780226706320. - ISBN 022670632X : Б. ц. - Текст : электронный. Примечания о происхождении: Коллекция цифровых книг Ebsco ebook (централизованная подписка 2023 г., бессрочный доступ)., НБ СФУ

Аннотация: "The English word "environment" dates to the mid-nineteenth century, and the concept that it was invented to describe is not much older. Only since the late eighteenth century, and only in certain contexts, has it become common to believe that life can best be explained in environmental terms. Surroundings is the first full history of the concept - one that shows how it became compelling to particular communities of people. Today we confront the legacies of this long history, which the author argues has made it difficult to speak coherently and persuasively about questions of environmental justice and equity. The history recounted in Surrounded can help us better understand why we find ourselves in this predicament and what we might do about it. For it uncovers not only the diversity of forms that environmentalism has taken in the past but how paying attention them can open our eyes to the promising new varieties of environmentalism that are emerging today"--

Год издания: 2020

Авторы: Benson Etienne

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Introduction: What was an environment?
The world in the museum: natural history and the invention of organisms and environments in post-revolutionary Paris
Environments of empire: disease, race, and statistics in the British Caribbean
The urban milieu: evolutionary theory and social reform in progressive Chicago
The biosphere as battlefield: strategic materials and systems theories in a world at war
The evolution of risk: toxicology, consumption, and the US environmental movement
The human planet: globalization, climate change, and the future of civilization on Earth
Conclusion: what might the environment become?