Nature of the Miracle Years traces the gradual development of the German conservation movement through the democratization perido of postwar German society.
The Culture of German Environmentalism portrays the breadth of environmentalism in Germany through an analysis of the Green Party, its “green” literature, media, and politics.
In this 1995 annual report, the Fund for Wild Nature focuses on current anti-environmental politics and the skirting of environmental laws. The purpose of the fund, its funding guidelines, areas of support, and grant projects are laid out. Their intent is to foster connections among diverse groups with the underlying philosophy of Deep Ecology.
Emily O’Gorman focuses on the Australian pelicans of South Australia’s Coorong region to examine how historical and contemporary ways of protecting these birds have been entangled with class politics, cross-cultural relationships, and the law.
Rachel Carson testifying before the Senate Government Operations subcommitte.
This undated [1990?] issue of Earth First! outlines the motivations and philosophy of the Earth First! movement. It includes a “Direct action 101” primer by Ed Abbey and a guide for forming Earth First! groups.
Gay Hawkins puts the ethical significance of waste in everyday life into historical, social, and cultural perspective, seeking to change ecologically destructive practices without recourse to guilt, moralism, or despair.
Anti-nuclear activism in Denmark was characterized by information campaigns and peaceful marches.
An unexpected group of activists, consisting of mostly farmers and vintners, occupied the construction site of a nuclear reactor near the German town of Wyhl in 1975.
Erik Loomis discusses the production of working-class masculinity in the US Pacific Northwest, highlighting environmental history’s need to reinstate working people in its studies.
