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9780822945239: Exploring Apocalyptica: Coming to Terms with Environmental Alarmism
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ISBN 10: 0822945231 ISBN 13: 9780822945239
Editorial: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018

Sinopsis

Environmental alarmism has long been a political bellwether. Tell me what you think about the green apocalypse, and I'll tell you where you stand on the issues. But as the environmental heydays of the 1970s move into perspective, the time has come for a reassessment. Horror scenarios create a legacy whose effects have largely escaped attention. Based on case studies from four continents and the North Atlantic, Exploring Apocalyptica argues for a reevaluation of familiar clichés. It shows that environmentalists were less apocalyptic than commonly thought, and other groups were far more enthusiastic. It traces an interconnection with Cold War fears and economic depressions and demonstrates how alarmism faced limits in the Global South. It also suggests that past horror scenarios impose constraints on ongoing debates. At a time when climate change turns from a scenario into an experienced reality, this book charts paths for an age that may have already moved beyond the peak apocalypse.

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Acerca del autor

Frank Uekoetter is a Dilthey Fellow with the Research Institute of the Deutsches Museum and deputy director of the Rachel Carson Center in Munich, Germany. He is the author of The Age of Smoke: Environmental Policy in Germany and the United States, 1880Ð1

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Editorial
University of Pittsburgh Press
Año de publicación
2018
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0822945231
ISBN 13 
9780822945239
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
232
Editor
Uekötter Frank
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