Environment and global modernity /
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| Imprint: | London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2000. |
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| Description: | xii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sage studies in international sociology. 50 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4380586 |
| Summary: | This accomplished book argues that we can only make sense of environmental issues if we consider them as part of a more encompassing process of social transformation. It asks whether there is an emerging consensus between social scientists on the central issues in the debate on environmental change, and if concerns about the environment constitute a major prop to the process of globalization? The book provides a thorough discussion of the central themes in environmental sociology, identifying two traditions: ecological modernization theory and risk society theory. |
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| Item Description: | "This volume originated out of a conference on 'Social Theory and the Environment' organized under the auspices of the International Sociological Association (ISA) by the Research Group on 'Environment and Society'"--Pref. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0761967664 0761967672 |