Local Environmental Movements: A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan

Increasing evidence of the irreparable damage humans have inflicted on the planet has caused many to adopt a defeatist attitude toward the future of the global environment. Local Environmental Movements: A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan analyzes how local groups in both Japan and the United States refuse to surrender the Earth to a depleted and polluted fate. Drawing on numerous case studies, scholars from around the world discuss...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813124883
• ISBN13: 9780813124889
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.8" x 11.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher