Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-224) and index.
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Sociology and the environment; 2 Environment and society in green social and political theory; 3 Confronting environmental issues; 4 Environment, modernity and society; 5 Globalization, development and environmental change; 6 Society, 'culture' and 'nature' -- human relations with animals; Conclusion: environment and society; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
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An introduction to the sociological study of the environment. It emphasises the ways in which our conceptualisation of the relationships between environments and human societies differ historically and cross-culturally.