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Tracing scientific ideas about the structure of Earth, Global Warming creates an intellectual portrait of the shifts in thinking that have led to the current controversy, enabling readers to make up their own minds on this important issue.
Global Warming takes one of the hot-button issues of our time and surveys it in historical context, creating an intellectual portrait of the multi-century shifts in thinking that have led to gradual acceptance of the concept. The book summarizes pertinent aspects of geology, earth science, and climate science in easy-to-read terms. It then frames this background in terms of cultural and social shifts, including the Industrial Revolution, conspicuous consumption, and modern environmentalism. In addition, a study of the ebb and flow of cultural and political reception relates the issue to religious and social ideas.
The information presented here will enable the reader to understand the scientific case stating that human activity has caused an unprecedented warming in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Technical and political objections to this thesis are also covered, so that readers may form their own opinions on this critical subject.
Table of Contents
1 What We Know: A Brief History of the Earth and Its Climate
2 How We Know: A Brief History of Global Warming Research
3 How Did We Get Here?
4 Domestic Politics and Ethics Regarding the Environment
5 The International Response
6 Present and Future Policy Options
Epilogue: Integrating Global Warming into Federal Action
Selected Resources
Index
Product details
| Published | 02 Jun 2010 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 208 |
| ISBN | 9780313345227 |
| Imprint | Greenwood |
| Dimensions | 235 x 156 mm |
| Series | Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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