This volume brings together, for the first time—in Italy or for an English-speaking audience—a collection of over 40 authors from this deep and broad tradition of Italian environmental writing.

Faith in Nature traces the history of environmentalism—and its moral thrust—from its roots in the Enlightenment and Romanticism through the Progressive Era to the present.

Summers shows that modern environmentalism is among the most important legacies of a consumer society.

Silent Spring describes the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment, and is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement.