State, Science and the Skies : Governmentalities of the British Atmosphere Paperback / softback
by Mark (Aberystwyth University, UK) Whitehead
Part of the RGS-IBG Book Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
Utilizing environmental archival materials from the UK, State, Science and the Skies presents a groundbreaking historical account of the development of a state science of atmospheric pollution. Offers the most extensive historical and geographical account of atmospheric government and pollution in Britain, available todayPresents archival material from 150 years of British history that represents an original contribution to our knowledge of the history of science and governmentDevelops an innovative combination of Foucauldian history of government with a history of atmospheric scienceRaises crucial questions about the nature of state/science relations and the conditions under which environmental knowledge is produced
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:04/09/2009
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- ISBN:9781405191739
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:04/09/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9781405191739
