UID:
almafu_9959229988902883
Format:
1 online resource (282 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-10753-7
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0-203-99410-8
Series Statement:
Routledge research in environmental politics ; 2
Content:
The 'Western' green movement has grown rapidly in the last three decades: green ministers are in government in several European countries, Greenpeace has millions of paying supporters, and green direct action against roads, GM crops, the WTO and neo-liberalism, have become ubiquitous.The author argues that 'greens' share a common ideological framework but are divided over strategy. Using social movement theory and drawing on research from many countries, he shows how the green movement became more differentiated over time, as groups had to face the task of deciding what kind of action was
Note:
Cover; Ideas and Actions in the Green Movement; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The green movement as a social movement; 2. The emergence and growth of the green movement; 3. Green ideology; 4. Green parties; 5. Mass environmental movement organisations; 6. Ecological direct action groups; 7. Local environmental protest groups; 8. Conclusion The future of the green movement; Notes; Bibliography; Index
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-99232-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-17401-5
Language:
English
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