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OverviewEcological thinking within social and political theory has taken off in the past three decades. Green movements have had a dramatic impact upon political and social life, provoking conflicts of interest over major areas of public policy. Ecological concerns are often grafted onto existing approaches, but this text examines how the fundamental questions raised by a green perspective transform the terms of reference of modern thinking. Full Product DetailsAuthor: SMITHPublisher: Open University Press Imprint: Open University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.160kg ISBN: 9780335196036ISBN 10: 0335196039 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 16 November 1998 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction understanding nature Obligations to future generations and intergenerational justice Human and non-human animals Ecology, individualism and the social order The environment and human emancipation The prospects for ecological citizenship References Index.ReviewsJane Johnston also communicates a sense of effervescent enthusiasm for teaching and science and her treatment is comprehensive. - Times Educational Supplement The ideas and recommendations, based on considerable classroom experience, make this book a valuable aid to students and reflective years' practitioners. - Primary Science Review ...a useful addition to the bookshelves of teachers. - Australian Science Teachers Journal At last! A serious attempt to explore the scientificpotential of infant and pre-school children...will start you thinking about science in a much more positive light. - Child Education This 'user friendly' book isrecommended for student teachers, teachers, and parents who are interested in interesting, rewarding and challenging lessons for children in science and technology education. - Science andChildren "Jane Johnston also communicates a sense of effervescent enthusiasm for teaching and science and her treatment is comprehensive." - Times Educational Supplement "The ideas and recommendations, based on considerable classroom experience, make this book a valuable aid to students and reflective years' practitioners." - Primary Science Review "...a useful addition to the bookshelves of teachers." - Australian Science Teachers Journal "At last! A serious attempt to explore the scientificpotential of infant and pre-school children...will start you thinking about science in a much more positive light." - Child Education "This 'user friendly' book isrecommended for student teachers, teachers, and parents who are interested in interesting, rewarding and challenging lessons for children in science and technology education." - Science andChildren Author InformationMark J. Smith is Lecturer in Social Sciences at the Open University. He previously taught at the University of Sussex and has held Visiting Lectureships in Social Theory at Queen's University (Canada) and Cultural and Critical Theory at the University of Brighton. He teaches and researches in the philosophy of the social sciences, ecology, social and political theory, cultural politics, critical theory and sociology. His recent works include Social Science in Question (1998), Situating Hayek (1998) and Green Thinking: Classic and Contemporary Readings (forthcoming 1998). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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