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Surroundings A History of Environmentsand Environmentalisms : A History of Environments and Environmentalisms by Etienne S. Benson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Surroundings A History of Environmentsand Environmentalisms : A History of Environments and Environmentalisms about?
"The English word "environment" dates to the mid-nineteenth century, and the concept that it was invented to describe is not much older. Only since the late eighteenth century, and only in certain contexts, has it become common to believe that life can best be explained in environmental terms. Surroundings is the first full history of the concept - one that shows how it became compelling to particular communities of people. Today we confront the legacies of this long history, which the author ar
Who reads Surroundings A History of Environmentsand Environmentalisms : A History of Environments and Environmentalisms?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Etienne S. Benson
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780226706153
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Science, Social Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25