{"product_id":"contemporary-environmental-politics-piers-stephens-9780415391559","title":"Contemporary Environmental Politics: From Margins to Mainstream","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new collection from the leading journal, \u003cem\u003eEnvironmental Politics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003epresents an excellent overview of the key themes found in contemporary green political thought since the early 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together the journal's major work, this new book charts a fascinating period in which environmental politics developed from a marginal position in society and the academy, to its current place in the intellectual mainstream. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubdivided into clear sections on political theory, social movements, political economy and policy questions, and assisted by a contextualising introduction, this volume focuses on a set of clear themes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe character of green political theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003erelationships with other political traditions and theories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eorigins and dynamics of contemporary environmental politics \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003edifferences, similarities and tensions between the North and South \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe relationship of environmentalism to market economics and ecological modernization \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eenvironmental aspects of distributive justice at the local, national and global levels \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe roles, value and valuing of nature in green theory and institutional practice. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a compilation, this book is unique. It delivers a snapshot of a variety of issues in the field, and is therefore ideally suited to teaching purposes, especially at postgraduate level. In addition, as each section is chronologically arranged, an evolution of related ideas can be clearly seen and appreciated, which builds an excellent understanding of the field of environmental politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Piers Stephens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415391555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415391559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.34w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 87","brand":"Piers Stephens","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064910164223,"sku":"9780415391559","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c88a6483-0385-4ee1-ab8c-0b1345aec2cf.jpg?v=1768671859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-environmental-politics-piers-stephens-9780415391559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}