The Environment: A Sociological IntroductionISBN: 978-0-7456-3433-3
Paperback
208 pages
February 2007, Polity
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Times Higher Education
"This book is an excellent introduction for students new to this
area of inquiry and should enthuse them to deepen their
investigation of some of the most important issues of the 21st
century."
Sociology
“In a relaxed and readable style, Sutton introduces key
concepts with a light touch, illustrating theories with major
events and relevant contemporary issues.”
Area
"Phillip Sutton has crafted a systematic and thorough
introduction to the social science of the environment: its
definition, transformation, politicization and defence. He
expansively charts the emergence of the field and points to how
global changes and politics will affect its future. This book will
become a key resource for new students of environmental sociology
and a point of engagement for future discussion."
Hank Johnston, San Diego State University
"Philip Sutton combines an excellent introduction to the
sociology of the environment with an innovative approach to the
field. A stimulating and wide-ranging text."
Tim Newton, Exeter University
"Written for undergraduate students, Philip Sutton’s The
Environment demands no prior knowledge of sociology. Remaining
faithful to its subject matter, the book ranges freely across human
and environmental sciences. Sutton rejects the “retreat into
the present” that characterizes much contemporary sociology
and frames environmental problems in relation to very long-term
processes of human social development. This “sociological
introduction” is challenging in all the right ways."
Stephen Quilley, Keele University