| Environment and Global Modernity Contributor(s): Spaargaren, Gert (Editor), Mol, Arthur P. J. (Editor), Buttel, Frederick H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0761967672 ISBN-13: 9780761967675 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $70.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
| Dewey: 363.7 |
| LCCN: 00708587 |
| Series: Sage Studies in International Sociology |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |