State, Science and the Skies: Governmentalities of the British AtmosphereISBN: 978-1-4051-9173-9
Paperback
296 pages
September 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
 Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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Utilizing environmental archival materials from the UK, State,
Science and the Skies presents a groundbreaking historical
account of the development of a state science of atmospheric
pollution.
- Offers the most extensive historical and geographical account of atmospheric government and pollution in Britain, available today
- Presents archival material from 150 years of British history that represents an original contribution to our knowledge of the history of science and government
- Develops an innovative combination of Foucauldian history of government with a history of atmospheric science
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Raises crucial questions about the nature of state/science relations and the conditions under which environmental knowledge is produced
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