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SOCIETY AND NATURE
CHANGING OUR ENVIRONMENT, CHANGING OURSELVES |
| By: |
Peter Dickens |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£60.00 |
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£54.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0745627951 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780745627953 |
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| Publisher: |
POLITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
8 January, 2004 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
* Original and innovative guide to the sociology of the environment. * Covers all the key issues and debates including: society, nature and the enlightenment; industry and environmental transformation; commodification; consumption; the network society and human identity; human biology; citizenship; and new social movements. |
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Society and Nature is a lively and highly accessible introduction to the sociology of the environment. The book provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary issues and current debates -- including society, nature and the enlightenment, industry and environmental transformation, commodification, consumption, the network society and human identity, human biology, citizenship and new social movements. Combining insights from contemporary sociology, politics, developmental biology and psychology, Peter Dickens suggests that environmental degradation is largely due to humanitya s narcissistic demand that the environment be made into a commodity to be consumed. Meanwhile, human biology is also being modified: peoplea s bodies are being rebuilt in ways that reflect their class positions. People and their surroundings have always adapted according to the demands of society. But modern capitalist society is changing the environment and its people in profound, potentially catastrophic, ways, shaping both human and non--human nature in its own image. The book contains a number of student features to interest and guide the reader as well as an attractive and clear layout.It will be particularly useful for students and teachers of sociology, human ecology, environmental studies and social theory. Dickensa insight won his work the American Sociological Associationa s Outstanding Publication Award 2006, in the Environment and Technology section. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Polity Press |
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Returnable |
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