Roots of Environmental Consciousness

Taylor & Francis

This book examines the roots of contemporary environmental consciousness and action in terms of both popular experience and tradition. A wide range of case-studies explore traditions and myths that shape our environmental thought. > This book examines the roots of contemporary environmental consciousness and action in terms of both popular experience and tradition. A wide range of geographical and thematic case-studies explore the myth, tradition and collective memory that shape our environmental thought.Containing a wealth of empirical source material, this book will be invaluable for sociologists and historians alike. > Chapter 1 Introduction: the roots of environmental consciousness, Stephen Hussey, Paul Thompson; Chapter 2 The English, the trees, the wild and the green, Paul Thompson; Chapter 3 Animals, children and peasants in Tuscany, Giovanni Contini; Chapter 4 Narrating nature, Daniela Koleva; Chapter 5 When the water comes, Selma Leydesdorff; Chapter 6 'Our land is our;