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The Cambridge Handbook of Environmental Sociology: Volume 1
Hardback
Main Details
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The Cambridge Handbook of Environmental Sociology: Volume 1
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Katharine Legun
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Edited by Julie C. Keller
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Edited by Michael Carolan
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Edited by Michael M. Bell
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:522 | Dimensions(mm): Height 257,Width 181 |
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Category/Genre | Social impact of environmental issues |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781108429320
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Classifications | Dewey:304.2 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises; 5 Line drawings, black and white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
3 December 2020 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Cambridge Handbook of Environmental Sociology is a go-to resource for cutting-edge research in the field. This two-volume work covers the rich theoretic foundations of the sub-discipline, as well as novel approaches and emerging areas of research that add vitality and momentum to the discipline. Over the course of sixty chapters, the authors featured in this work reach new levels of theoretical depth, incorporating a global scope and diversity of cases. This book explores the broad scope of crucial disciplinary ideas and areas of research, extending its investigation to the trajectories of thought that led to their unfolding. This unique work serves as an invaluable tool for all those working in the nexus of environment and society.
Author Biography
Michael Bell is Chair and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Community and Environmental Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of City of the Good: Nature, Religion, and the Ancient Search for What Is Right and the widely used environmental sociology textbook, An Invitation to Environmental Sociology, now in its sixth edition (2020). Michael Carolan is a Professor of Sociology at Colorado State University and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Affairs for the College of Liberal Arts. He has published over 200 peer review articles and more than a dozen books. Katharine Legun is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Her work considers how plants, measurement systems, and new artificial intelligence technology shapes ecological and economic agency, particularly in agri-food systems. Julie C. Keller is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Rhode Island. Her research and teaching focus on rural inequality, agricultural labor, farmers, and immigration. She is the author of Milking in the Shadows: Migrants and Mobility in America's Dairyland (2019).
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