The Anthropocene and the global environmental crisis : : rethinking modernity in a new epoch / / [edited by] Clive Hamilton, Christophe Bonneuil and Francois Gemenne.

The Anthropocene, in which humankind has become a geological force, is a major scientific proposal; but it also means that the conceptions of the natural and social worlds on which sociology, political science, history, law, economics and philosophy rest are called into question.The Anthropocene and...

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Superior document:Routledge Environmental Humanities
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Place / Publishing House:London ;, New York : : Routledge,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:1 ed.
Language:English
Series:Routledge Environmental Humanities
Physical Description:1 online resource (200 p.)
Notes:"earthscan from Routlede"--cover.
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Summary:The Anthropocene, in which humankind has become a geological force, is a major scientific proposal; but it also means that the conceptions of the natural and social worlds on which sociology, political science, history, law, economics and philosophy rest are called into question.The Anthropocene and the Global Environmental Crisis captures some of the radical new thinking prompted by the arrival of the Anthropocene and opens up the social sciences and humanities to the profound meaning of the new geological epoch, the 'Age of Humans'. Drawing on the expertise of world-recognised scholars and t
ISBN:1317589084
1315743426
1138821241
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: [edited by] Clive Hamilton, Christophe Bonneuil and Francois Gemenne.