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Book SynopsisFrom one of the world's leading experts on the subject, a fully updated introduction to the sustainability movement from the 1600s to today.
Trade ReviewA superb survey of the most important concept of the 21st century. Thoughtful, cogent, and essential reading. * David W. Orr, Oberlin College, author of Down to the Wire *
Caradonna rapidly traces a thread through centuries of thinkers and political movements. Along the way he ably documents the fact that interest in environmental quality has grown over the last three centuries and that government has as often been used to undermine environmental quality as to support it. * EH.Net *
“Perhaps best in Caradonna's book is his ability to paint vivid historical concepts in easily-understood terms. Deft writing aids Caradonna's critique of modern industrialization.” -Englewood Review of Books
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Loath This Growth: Sources of Sustainability in the Early Modern World 2. The Industrial Revolution and Its Discontents 3. Eco-Warriors: The Environmental Movement and the Growth of Ecological Wisdom, 1960s-1970s 4. Eco-Nomics 5. From Concept to Movement 6. Sustainability Today: 2000 - Present 7. The Future: 10 Challenges for Sustainability
