Forcing the Spring: The Transformation of the American Environmental Movement - Hardcover

Gottlieb, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1559638052 ISBN 13: 9781559638050

Publisher: Island Press, 2005

Synopsis

"...[a] provocative and original account..." --NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS
Originally published in 1993, Forcing the Spring was quickly recognized as a seminal work in the field of environmental history. The book links the environmental movement that emerged in the 1960s to earlier movements that had not previously been defined as environmental. It was the first to consider the importance of race, ethnicity, class, and gender issues in the history and evolution of environmentalism.
This revised edition extends the groundbreaking history and analysis of Forcing the Spring into the present day. It updates the original with important new material that brings the book's themes and arguments into the 21st century, addressing topics such as: the controversy spawned by the original edition with regard to how environmentalism is, or should be, defined; new groups and movements that have formed in the past decade; change and development in the overall environmental movement from 1993 to 2004; the changing role of race, class, gender, and ethnicity in today's environmentalism; the impact of the 2004 presidential election; the emergence of "the next environmentalism."
Forcing the Spring, Revised Edition considers environmentalism as a contemporary movement focused on "where we live, work, and play," touching on such hot-button topics as globalization, food, immigration, and sprawl. The book also describes the need for a "next environmentalism" that can address current challenges, and considers the barriers and opportunities associated with this new, more expansive approach.
Forcing the Spring, Revised Edition is an important contribution for students and faculty in a wide variety of fields including history, sociology, political science, environmental studies, environmental history, and social movements. It also offers useful context and analysis for anyone concerned with environmental issues.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Gottlieb is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Urban Environmental Studies and director of the Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College. He is author or co-author of ten books including Environmentalism Unbound (MIT Press, 2001).

Review

"Gottlieb's provocative and original account revises the conventional story of environmentalists trying to preserve the land." (New York Review of Books)

"Forcing the Spring ... is an important work, providing for general readers as well as specialists the background to an emergent way of thinking that goes beyond activism to define values that have quietly begun to affect politics and society at all levels." (Christian Science Monitor)

Edition details

• Publisher: Island Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1559638052
• ISBN 13: 9781559638050
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 448