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<p>Today environmental issues are part of daily life, a feature of the modern world almost everyone now recognises. Contemporary environmentalism has promoted a way of speaking and thinking about the environment that was not possible or imaginable decades ago. </p><p>Environmentalism Since 1945 provides a concise introduction to the greening of politics, science, economics and culture in the post-war period. It covers key issues such as the: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>birth of the environmental movement</li> <p> </p> <li>development of global environmental governance </li> <p> </p> <li>climate science and the rise of climate scepticism</li> <p> </p> <li>Green New Deal and the call for prosperity without growth</li> <p> </p> <li>greening of mainstream culture and efforts to change attitudes and behaviour</li> <p> </p> <li>challenges the environmental movement will have to address to continue to be a force change.</li> </ul><p>Each chapter provides a historical perspective, anchoring topics to real events, influential ideas, and prominent figures. An essential introduction for all those interested in the history of environmentalism.</p>