State, Science and the Skies: Governmentalities of the British Atmosphere
Book Details
Author(s)
Mark Whitehead
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN
1405191732
ISBN-13
9781405191739
Availability
Usually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank
#2,628,269
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
Ratings & Reviews
No reviews yet — be the first!
No reviews yet.
Description
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
- Raises crucial questions about the nature of state/science relations and the conditions under which environmental knowledge is produced
