{"product_id":"a-history-of-environmentalism-marco-armiero-9781441115720","title":"A History of Environmentalism: Local Struggles, Global Histories","description":"'Think globally, act locally' has become a call to environmentalist mobilization, proposing a closer connection between global concerns, local issues and individual responsibility. \u003ci\u003eA History of Environmentalism\u003c\/i\u003e explores this dialectic relationship, with ten contributors from a range of disciplines providing a history of environmentalism which frames global themes and narrates local stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach of the chapters in this volume addresses specific struggles in the history of environmental movements, for example over national parks, species protection, forests, waste, contamination, nuclear energy and expropriation. A diverse range of environments and environmental actors are covered, including the communities in the Amazonian Forest, the antelope in Tibet, atomic power plants in Europe and oil and politics in the Niger Delta. The chapters demonstrate how these conflicts make visible the intricate connections between local and global, the body and the environment, and power and nature. \u003ci\u003eA History of Environmentalism\u003c\/i\u003e tells us much about transformations of cultural perceptions and ways of production and consuming, as well as ecological and social changes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than offering an exhaustive picture of the entire environmentalist movement, \u003ci\u003eA History of Environmentalism\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the importance of the experience of environmentalism within local communities. It offers a worldwide and polyphonic perspective, making it key reading for students and scholars of global and environmental history and political ecology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marco Armiero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1441115722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441115720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 1521","brand":"Marco Armiero","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066190655743,"sku":"9781441115720","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eeca79d0-b41d-44fb-b9d9-33285688630d.jpg?v=1685405828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-environmentalism-marco-armiero-9781441115720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}