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Modern Environmentalism: An Introduction

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I found this book to be a wonderful 'introduction' to, among other things, the historical roots of modern environmentalism (I decided to read it 'for fun' after a recommendation from my anthropology prof). Pepper notes that many of today's environmentalists feel as though their movement is something new and without a history, thus he shows how a whole spectrum of envirnomental thought (ecocentric to technocentric) has evolved over the centuries. Pepper touches on all levels of the movement, from empirical(viability of alternative lifestyles) to philosophical (ecocentric versus anthropocentric understandings of nature and man), presenting arguments, as well as critiquing them. He relies heavily on citations from other works, and it has led me to read a couple more books he's referred to extensively. Very interesting stuff.

A great introduction to the topic. Easy to read, very well informed. It was published over ten years ago, so it doesn't contain the most up-to-date thought on the topic, but really lays the groundwork.