Format:
xiv, 459 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme, 1 Karte
ISBN:
9780262043830
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9780262542739
Series Statement:
History for a sustainable future
Uniform Title:
La contamination du monde
Content:
The march of economic progress has been accompanied by the spread of pollution – chemical contamination from fertilizers and pesticides, diesel emissions, oil spills, a vast "plastic continent" found floating in the ocean. This volume offers a social and political history of industrial pollution, mapping its trajectories from the toxic waste of early tanneries to the poisonous effects of pesticides in the twentieth century. François Jarrige and Thomas Le Roux describe how, from 1750 onward, polluted water and air came to be seen as inevitable side effects of industrialization, which was universally regarded as beneficial. By the nineteenth century, pollutants became constituent elements of modernity. The twentieth century saw new and massive scales of pollution and a lifestyle defined by consumption. Viewing the history of pollution through a political lens, the authors offer lessons for the future of the industrial world.
Note:
Enthält Literaturangaben und ein Register
Additional Edition:
Übersetzung von Jarrige, François, 1978 - La contamination du monde
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780262358149
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Jarrige, François, 1978 - The contamination of the earth Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2020 ISBN 9780262358149
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
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Economics
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General works
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Sociology
Keywords:
Umweltverschmutzung
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Luftverschmutzung
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Industrialisierung
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Geschichte 1700-1830
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Industrie
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Industriegesellschaft
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Umweltveränderung
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Umweltbelastung
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Industrie
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Umweltverschmutzung
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Luftverschmutzung
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Umweltpolitik
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Geschichte 1700-1973
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