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Nature and the Iron Curtain: Environmental Policy and Social Movements in Communist and Capitalist Countries, 1945–1990

John Robert McNeill

3/5 ( ratings)

In Nature and the Iron Curtain, the authors contrast communist and capitalist countries with respect to their environmental politics in the context of the Cold War. Its chapters draw from archives across Europe and the U.S. to present new perspectives on the origins and evolution of modern environmentalism on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The book explores similarities and differences among several nations with different economies and political systems, and highlights connections between environmental movements in Eastern and Western Europe.

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

Release: May 28, 2019

ISBN: 0822945452

ISBN 13: 9780822945451

Nature and the Iron Curtain: Environmental Policy and Social Movements in Communist and Capitalist Countries, 1945–1990

John Robert McNeill

3/5 ( ratings)

In Nature and the Iron Curtain, the authors contrast communist and capitalist countries with respect to their environmental politics in the context of the Cold War. Its chapters draw from archives across Europe and the U.S. to present new perspectives on the origins and evolution of modern environmentalism on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The book explores similarities and differences among several nations with different economies and political systems, and highlights connections between environmental movements in Eastern and Western Europe.

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

Release: May 28, 2019

ISBN: 0822945452

ISBN 13: 9780822945451

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