The Bet
The Bet

Author: Paul Sabin

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2013-09-03

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0300198884

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Where the Road and the Sky Collide
Where the Road and the Sky Collide

Author: K. T. Berger

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 146685801X

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In an age where there are 140 million registered automobiles in the United States, the author of Zen Driving explores the car-driver phenomenon and discusses urban air pollution and other issues.

The Malthusian Moment
The Malthusian Moment

Author: Thomas Robertson

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2012-05-07

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0813553350

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Although Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962) is often cited as the founding text of the U.S. environmental movement, in The Malthusian Moment Thomas Robertson locates the origins of modern American environmentalism in twentieth-century adaptations of Thomas Malthus’s concerns about population growth. For many environmentalists, managing population growth became the key to unlocking the most intractable problems facing Americans after World War II—everything from war and the spread of communism overseas to poverty, race riots, and suburban sprawl at home. Weaving together the international and the domestic in creative new ways, The Malthusian Moment charts the explosion of Malthusian thinking in the United States from World War I to Earth Day 1970, then traces the just-as-surprising decline in concern beginning in the mid-1970s. In addition to offering an unconventional look at World War II and the Cold War through a balanced study of the environmental movement’s most contentious theory, the book sheds new light on some of the big stories of postwar American life: the rise of consumption, the growth of the federal government, urban and suburban problems, the civil rights and women’s movements, the role of scientists in a democracy, new attitudes about sex and sexuality, and the emergence of the “New Right.”

A World of Populations
A World of Populations

Author: Heinrich Hartmann

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2014-09-01

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1782384286

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Demographic study and the idea of a “population” was developed and modified over the course of the twentieth century, mirroring the political, social, and cultural situations and aspirations of different societies. This growing field adapted itself to specific policy concerns and was therefore never apolitical, despite the protestations of practitioners that demography was “natural.” Demographics were transformed into public policies that shaped family planning, population growth, medical practice, and environmental conservation. While covering a variety of regions and time periods, the essays in this book share an interest in the transnational dynamics of emerging demographic discourses and practices. Together, they present a global picture of the history of demographic knowledge.

Fumaroles
Fumaroles

Author: Anthony Arcuri

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-07-03

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1483486621

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In this musing work, author Anthony Arcuri offers a unique literary composition by an irrepressible artist, who defiantly creates with disdain for the qualifications that would legitimize and commend his work. Fumaroles offers a compilation of sonnet-length entries recorded in the fashion of a journal and divided into three books. Each entry may be read singly as a free-form sonnet or as sequential stanzas within the various cantos. The rich collection resolves into a proud monologue, a passionate, soul-quenching outpouring. As a dialogue between an individual and his race, based on immersion in the very spirit of the age, these verses seek to sort out beliefs in disarray and firm up the world view of the audience, either by harmonizing or clashing with those of Arcuri-and providing worthwhile benefit regardless. Expressing a mystical love for all existence, this volume of epic poetry explores one man's relationship with his race and the world around him.

Limits to Satisfaction
Limits to Satisfaction

Author: William Leiss

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1988-06-01

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 0773561927

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Consumerism and capitalist and socialist industry have reached the point where state power is legitimatized by its ability to increase the number of commodities. A unique culture has been created in which marketing is the main social bond. Values no longer shape and condition needs, wants, desires, or preferences. Leiss draws on economics, psychology, sociology, and anthropology to show the vagueness of our thought on the relation between nature and culture, desire and reason, needs and commodities. This book raises serious, vital questions for all those concerned about the future of our present society.

Beyond the Cold War
Beyond the Cold War

Author: Francis J. Gavin

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2014-03

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0199790698

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As globalization has deepened in recent years, historians have begun to see that many of the global challenges we face today first drew serious attention in the 1960s. This book examines how the Johnson presidency responded to these problems and draws out the lessons for today.

GREENpeace VIEWS
GREENpeace VIEWS

Author: Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH

Publisher: Delius Klasing Verlag

Published: 2022-01-20

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 3667124775

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At sea, on land or from the air – spectacular and oftentimes dangerous actions make Greenpeace world-famous and successful. Non-violent and uncompromising: For five decades the environmental activists take a stand for the wonders of our planet, fight for climate protection and develop solutions for the most imminent environmental problems of our time. This illustrated book documents the greatest and most important Greenpeace actions of all times: from the first protests against nucelar tests in Alaska to today's campaigns against deforestation of the rainforest and over-fishing of the oceans. Short, concise texts and numerous large-sized photos focus on the visual effect and enormous power of the environmental movement. Thrilling, rousing, outstanding! • Exceptional illustrated book on 50 years of Greenpeace: fascinating photos of the history of the biggest environmental organisation • Numerous large-sized, moving photos of the greatest and most important Greenpeace campaigns and demonstrations worldwide • Short text with background information on selected Greenpeace actions Their story reminds one of David and Goliath: Greenpeace activists demand and foster the protection of nature and mankind and do not shy away from conflicts with politicians, major corporations and destroyers of the environment. With thrilling photos, this book shows how groundbreaking their actions really are. Pictures of environmetal pollution and destruction contrast photos that show the outstanding campaigns against it. Large-format photos put you close to the action and give you a first-hand experience of the greatest actions for environment protection all around the world. Unique insights into 50 years of Greenpeace history!