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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460188903321

Autore

Meyer John M.

Titolo

Engaging the everyda : environmental social criticism and the resonance dilemma / / John M. Meyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts  : , : The MIT Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-262-32711-2

0-262-02890-5

0-262-32710-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 253 pages)

Disciplina

304.2

Soggetti

Environmental sociology

Environmental responsibility

Environmental policy - Social aspects

Environmental protection - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the resonance dilemma and environmental social criticism -- We have never been liberal -- The question of materiality in environmental politics -- Private practices as political -- Land-use and the concept of private property -- Automobility and freedom -- Homes, household practices, and the domain(s) of citizenship -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

An argument that environmental challenges will only resonate with citizens of affluent postindustrial countries if sustainability concerns emerge from everyday practices.