American Environmentalism: The US Environmental Movement, 1970-1990Riley E. Dunlap, Angela G. Mertig First published in 1992. Hailed as required reading for environmental sociologist and social movements, this book is written as a scholarly work and from a social science perspective; and is an ideal textbook for environmental courses. |
Contents
| 1 | |
When Is a Movement Successful? | 8 |
Activities of National Organizations | 19 |
Chapter 3 | 27 |
Accomplishments of the Grassroots Environmental Movement | 33 |
Mobilizing | 39 |
Environmental Conflict Resolution | 45 |
Chapter 5 | 51 |
Chapter 6 | 63 |
Political | 72 |
Tactics | 82 |
Notes | 88 |
Public Perceptions of Ecological Problems in the 1980s | 106 |
Summary and Implications | 112 |
About the Editors 123 | |
Radical Environmental Movements | 57 |
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