This book aims to demonstrate that the changing relationship between humanity and nature is key to understanding world history. Humans have been grappling with environmental problems since prehistoric times, and the environmental unsustainability of human practices has often been a decisive, if not [...]

Max Weber (1864-1920) is recognized throughout the world as the most important classic thinker in the social sciences - there is simply no one in the history of the social sciences who has been more influential. The affinity between capitalism and protestantism, the religious origins of the Western [...]

This major new book is the first global history of environmentalism, from its origins in the late 18th century to the global environmental movements of today. The book is very clear and accessible, and is richly illustrated with examples from around the world.[...]

"Regional Planning for a Sustainable America" is the first book to represent the great variety of today's effective regional planning programs, analyzing dozens of regional initiatives across North America.The American landscape is being transformed by poorly designed, sprawling development. This sp[...]