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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- PublishedOn
- 2009-09-04
- Title
- State, Science and the Skies: Governmentalities of the British A
- ISBN
- 9781405191746
- Subject Area
- Nature, Political Science, Science
- Publication Name
- State, Science and the Skies : Governmentalities of the British Atmosphere
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Subject
- Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Earth Sciences / Geography, Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Series
- Rgs-Ibg Book Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Weight
- 19.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 296 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
1405191740
ISBN-13
9781405191746
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74156082
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
State, Science and the Skies : Governmentalities of the British Atmosphere
Publication Year
2009
Subject
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Earth Sciences / Geography, Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Political Science, Science
Series
Rgs-Ibg Book Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
19.9 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2009-004219
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Mark Whitehead's 2009 book State, Science and the Skies constitutes a compelling and important contribution to the RGS-IBG Book Series . . . This fascinating book is part of an increasing literature on a much neglected area of study: the role and importance of the atmosphere in our lives (e.g. Jankovic, 2000; Latour, 2003; Strauss and Orlove, 2003; Kessel, 2006; Thornes, 2008) . . . State, Science and the Skies should provide us with an important guide to the geographies of the atmosphere. It is especially helpful in order to cultivate some sense of relief to Sloterdijk's (2009) emphasis on the air as a means of administering death through environmental means." ( Geoform , 1 September 2012)
Series Volume Number
32
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
363.7392560941
Table Of Content
List of Figures and Tables. Series Editors' Preface. Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. 1 Introduction: Space, History and the Governing of Air Pollution. 2 Historical Geographies of Science and Government: Exploring the Apparatus of Atmospheric Knowledge Acquisition. 3 Science, Sight and the Optics of Air Government. 4 Governing Air Conduct: Exhibition, Examination and the Cultivation of the Atmospheric Self. 5 Instrumentation and the Sites of Atmospheric Monitoring. 6 A National Census of the Air: Spatial Science, Calculation and the Geo-Coding of the Atmosphere. 7 Automating the Air: Atmospheric Simulations and Digital Beings. 8 Environmental Governmentalities and the Ecological Coding of the British Atmosphere. 9 Conclusion: Learning Like a State in an Age of Atmospheric Change. Notes. References. Index.
Synopsis
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., 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, Contemporary concerns regarding climate change, the destruction of the ozone layer, and increased anxieties of the health risks associated with particulate air pollution, highlight the crucial importance of understanding what is happening in our atmosphere. This timely volume asserts that to comprehend contemporary atmospheric knowledge systems requires an examination of the spatial histories of the sciences and political regimes that have shaped systems of air government. Focusing exclusively on the UK, the volume weaves together the tales of 19th-century urban smoke observers, early 20th-century visitors to clean-air exhibitions, and modern atmospheric scientists in order to reveal why we know certain things about the qualities of the air we breathe and how this knowledge has shaped collective relations with the atmosphere. In charting this history this volume combines Foucauldian-inspired accounts of the history of government with relevant works on the sociology of scientific knowledge. Utilizing extensive archival materials and informed by scholarly analysis, this groundbreaking work presents the first historical account of the development of a state science of atmospheric pollution.
LC Classification Number
TD883.7.G7W45 2009
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