The nature of tomorrow : a history of the environmental future / Michael Rawson.
The nature of tomorrow : a history of the environmental future / Michael Rawson.
The nature of tomorrow : a history of the environmental future / Michael Rawson.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
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G 2021/2437
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue : Dreaming the environmental future -- 1. A story of progress and growth -- 2. Industrializing the plot -- 3. An evolutionary tale -- 4. Narrating the apocalypse -- 5. A choice of bad endings -- Epilogue : Changing the dream.
Publication information
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
"An examination of how Western visions of endless future growth have contributed to the global environmental crisis. For centuries, the West has produced stories about the future in which humans use advanced science and technology to transform the earth. Michael Rawson uses a wide range of works that include Francis Bacon's New Atlantis, the scienc...
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The nature of tomorrow : a history of the environmental future / Michael Rawson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/2437
Record Identifier
74VKaXK6Pd5A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXK6Pd5A
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ISBN
0300255195
9780300255195
DDC
363.7
MMS ID
991024434625502626
