Adopting a comparative perspective, this book traces the social, political, economic and cultural conditions under which environmental movements have emerged, and assesses the transformative capacities of these movements.
Asia's environmental movements : comparative perspectives
β Scribed by Yok-Shiu F. Lee
- Publisher
- Sharpe
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- Chinese
- Leaves
- 336
- Series
- An East Gate book
- Category
- Library
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