Account

Company

  Menu
Large Image

Share This

Description

Until very recently, studies of the environmental movement have been heavily biased towards the North Atlantic worlds. There was a common assumption amongst historians and sociologists that concerns over such issues as conservation or biodiversity were the exclusive preserve of the affluent westerner: the ultimate luxury of the consumer society. Citizens of the world's poorest countries, ran the conventional wisdom, had nothing to gain from environmental concerns; they were 'too poor to be green', and were attending to the more urgent business of survival. Yet strong environmental movements have sprung up over recent decades in some of the poorest countries in Asia and Latin America, albeit with origins and forms of expression quite distinct from their western counterparts. In Varieties of Environmentalism, Guha and Matinez-Alier seek to articulate the values and orientation of the environmentalism of the poor, and to explore the conflicting priorities of South and North that were so dramatically highlighted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. Essays on the 'ecology of affluence' are also included, placing ion context such uniquely western phenomena as the 'cult of wilderness' and the environmental justice movement. Using a combination of archival and field data,. The book presents analyses of environmental conflicts and ideologies in four continents: North and South America, Asia and Europe. The authors present the nature and history of environmental movements in quite a new light, one which clarifies the issues and the processes behind them. They also provide reappraisals for three seminal figures, Gandhi, Georgescu-Roegen and Mumford, whose legacy may yet contribute to a greater cross-cultural understanding within the environmental movements.

Tag This Book

This Book Has Been Tagged
It hasn't. Be the first to tag this book!

Our Recommendation

Get It This book is at its lowest price within the past year.

Notify Me When The Price...

  • $
  • If I'm already tracking this book...

to track this book on eReaderIQ.

Track These Authors

to track Joan Martínez Alier on eReaderIQ.

  • to be notified each time the price drops on any book by Joan Martínez Alier.
  • to stop tracking Joan Martínez Alier.

to track Ramachandra Guha on eReaderIQ.

  • to be notified each time the price drops on any book by Ramachandra Guha.
  • to stop tracking Ramachandra Guha.

Price Summary

  • We started tracking this book on March 29, 2014.
  • This book was $43.16 when we started tracking it.
  • The price of this book has changed 155 times in the past 3,652 days.
  • The current price of this book is $47.45 last checked one year ago.
  • This book is at its lowest price in the past year.
  • The lowest price to date was $30.99 last reached on January 31, 2015.
  • This book has been $30.99 2 times since we started tracking it.
  • The highest price to date was $58.85 last reached on April 7, 2020.
  • This book has been $58.85 one time since we started tracking it.

Genres

Additional Info

  • Publication Date: October 11, 2013
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Disabled
  • Print Length: 256 Pages
  • File Size: 4,536 KB

We last verified the price of this book about one year ago. At that time, the price was $47.45. This price is subject to change. The price displayed on the Amazon.com website at the time of purchase is the price you will pay for this book. Please confirm the price before making any purchases.