Robert Lamb
This is a tale of our times. marking the 25th anniversary of Friends of the Earth, Promising the Earth locates the inside story of pioneering campaigns within a broader canvas. No single organization's record can expect to paraphrase the development of environmental consciousness and the growth of grassroots environmental movement, but experiences bear intimate witness to a story that is still unfolding.
Enlivened by arresting illustrations and glimpses of colourful personalities that the issues of the day have brought to the fore, Promising the Earth takes stock of changing realities in, and attitudes to, environmental care over the past quarter-century. This eventful chronical acts as a platform from which to survey the future that lies beyond the threshold of the 21st century.
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The book marks 25th Anniversary of Friends of the Earth Worldwide - major publicity
Unique insight into FoE and other environmental movements
Vividly and liberally illustrated with colourful, high-profile personalities contributing
Chronology; 1 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL; 2 IMAGINING JUSTICE; 3 DESTROYERS OF THE TEMPLE; 4 CREATURE CONTEXT; 5 POETIC JUSTICE; 6 FROM THE HEART; 7 MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN DEATH; 8 WALLS HAVE MOUTHS; 9 THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE; 10 LIE OF THE LAND; 11 SEEING THE WOOD; 12 CATCHING THE WAVE; 13 BOOMTIME; 14 TWIN PEAKS; 15 THE ROAD FROM RIO; 16 FRIENDS AND RELATIONS; 17 PROMISING THE EARTH; Appendix: Twenty-five years of campaigning success; Index;
Published to mark the 25th anniversary of Friends of the Earth, this provides a vivid account of the experiences, achievements and expectations of Britain's first environmental pressure group, revealing the inside story of their campaigns.
'Overall Lamb has written a very readable, informative and well illustrated book.' - Environmental Politics, Vol 7, No.4, 98
Published to mark the 25th anniversary of Friends of the Earth, this provides a vivid account of the experiences, achievements and expectations of Britain's first environmental pressure group, reve aling the inside story of their camapigns.
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Robert Lamb
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chronology; 1 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL; 2 IMAGINING JUSTICE; 3 DESTROYERS OF THE TEMPLE; 4 CREATURE CONTEXT; 5 POETIC JUSTICE; 6 FROM THE HEART; 7 MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN DEATH; 8 WALLS HAVE MOUTHS; 9 THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE; 10 LIE OF THE LAND; 11 SEEING THE WOOD; 12 CATCHING THE WAVE; 13 BOOMTIME; 14 TWIN PEAKS; 15 THE ROAD FROM RIO; 16 FRIENDS AND RELATIONS; 17 PROMISING THE EARTH; Appendix: Twenty-five years of campaigning success; Index;
