Verlag: Polity, 2004
ISBN 10: 074562796X ISBN 13: 9780745627960
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Polity, 2004
ISBN 10: 074562796X ISBN 13: 9780745627960
Anbieter: medimops, Berlin, Deutschland
Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.
Verlag: Polity Press Feb 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 074562796X ISBN 13: 9780745627960
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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 humanity s narcissistic demand that the environment be made into a commodity to be consumed. Meanwhile, human biology is also being modified: people 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.Dickens insight won his work the American Sociological Association s Outstanding Publication Award 2006, in the Environment and Technology section.
Verlag: Blackwell Publishers, 2004
ISBN 10: 074562796X ISBN 13: 9780745627960
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. * 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 .