The nature of tomorrow : a history of the environmental future /

The nature of tomorrow : a history of the environmental future /

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An examination of how Western visions of endless future growth have contributed to the global environmental crisis. For centuries, the West has produced stories about the future in which humans use advanced science and technology to transform the earth. Michael Rawson uses a wide range of works that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rawson, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Environmental degradation > Social aspects.
Industrialization > Environmental aspects.
Progress > Environmental aspects.
Climatic changes > Effect of human beings on.
Sustainable development.
Environmental sciences > Philosophy.
Environmental degradation.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : Dreaming the environmental future
  • 1. A story of progress and growth
  • 2. Industrializing the plot
  • 3. An evolutionary tale
  • 4. Narrating the apocalypse
  • 5. A choice of bad endings
  • Epilogue : Changing the dream.

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