Green power : the environment movement in Australia
Doyle, TimothyUUUU
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Presents the history and a thoughtful analysis of everyday events in the environment movement in Australia, together with the theories of social movements and non-institutional organisations.
Main title:
Green power : the environment movement in Australia / by Timothy Doyle
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Imprint:
Sydney NSW UNSW Press
Collation:
246 pages illustrations
Contents:
The movement - Social movements and the myth of the common goal - The informal structure of the movement - Direct action in environmental conflict: a re-examination of non-violent action - The ideology of the environment movement: the invocation of nature as a political metaphor - Environmental non-governmental organisations - National and state-based environmental non-government organisations in Australia - Part two: Three Periods of Australian environmentalism - The first period: unrestrained use - The early movement's response to unrestrained use: playing outsider politics - The second period: sustainable use - Insider politics: the emergence of elite networks in the wet tropics campaign - The third period: wise and sequential use (or the gang bang theory of nature) - Playing postmodern games? the politics of resilience. Conclusion: repopulating the environment
ISBN:
0868407143
Dewey class:
333.72 GRE
Local class:
333.72
Language:
English
Subject:
Environmental protection -- AustraliaConservation of natural resources -- AustraliaEnvironmental protection movement -- AustraliaConservationists -- Australia -- Political activityEnvironmental protection -- Australia -- Political aspectsEnvironmental protection movement -- Australia -- Political aspectsEnvironmental protection movement -- Australia -- History
BRN:
54860
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | History Support Collection | 333.72GRE | Not for loan (Set: 08 Feb 2021) |