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Keywords for Environmental Studies
Joni Adamson
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Description for Keywords for Environmental Studies
Paperback. Editor(s): Adamson, Joni; Gleason, William A.; Pellow, David N. Series: Keywords. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 496.
Understandings of nature have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and aesthetics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the interdisciplinary field of environmental studies. Keywords for Environmental Studies analyzes the central terms and debates currently structuring the most exciting research in and across environmental studies, including the environmental humanities, environmental social sciences, sustainability sciences, and the sciences of nature. Sixty essays from humanists, social scientists, and scientists, each written about a single term, reveal the ... Read more
Understandings of nature have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and aesthetics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the interdisciplinary field of environmental studies. Keywords for Environmental Studies analyzes the central terms and debates currently structuring the most exciting research in and across environmental studies, including the environmental humanities, environmental social sciences, sustainability sciences, and the sciences of nature. Sixty essays from humanists, social scientists, and scientists, each written about a single term, reveal the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Keywords
Condition
New
Weight
496g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814760833
SKU
V9780814760833
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About Joni Adamson
Joni Adamson is Professor of English and Environmental Humanities and Senior Sustainability Scholar at Arizona State University. She has served as President of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (2012) and founder and head of the Environment and Culture Caucus of the American Studies Association (1999-2010). William A. Gleason is Professor and Chair of English ... Read more
Reviews for Keywords for Environmental Studies
Provides an engaging introduction and current perspective on some key concepts in the environmental sciences that foreground multidisciplinary aspects of the field. -Choice This gem of a book will prove indispensable in environmental studies. The editors have assembled brilliant thinkers who provide pithy yet ambitious reflections on key terms fundamental to environmental inquiry. This is a unique and essential ... Read more