{"product_id":"a-history-of-environmentalism-local-struggles-global-histories-paperback","title":"A History of Environmentalism: Local Struggles, Global Histories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarco Armiero\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLise Sedrez\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarco Armiero is Director of the Environmental Humanities Laboratory at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eNature and History in Modern Italy\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), author of \u003ci\u003eA Rugged Nation: Mountains and the Making of Modern Italy\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and a senior editor of the journal, \u003ci\u003eCapitalism Nature Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLise Sedrez is Professor at the Instituto de História, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the co-editor of the book series 'Latin American Landscapes' and the editor of \u003ci\u003eTopoi: Revista de História\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118840844423,"sku":"9781441115720","price":80.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/595adb063248971dfe049626ec14336a.webp?v=1732536759","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-history-of-environmentalism-local-struggles-global-histories-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}