Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-256) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Social science and environmental discourse -- Anthropology, culture and environmentalism -- Culture and ecology -- Environmentalism in social science -- Environmentalism and cultural diversity -- Globalization, culture and discourse -- The culture of global environmentalist discourse -- Anthropology, social science and environmentalism.
Summary
This book shows how an understanding of culture can throw light on the way environmental issues are perceived and interpreted, both by local communities and within the global arena.