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The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
History, Regional and National History, Philosophy
Length:
1,301 words

Since the beginning of modern human development in Africa some six million years ago, people have faced extreme environmental conditions

Environmentalism

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Nazli Choucri

The Oxford Companion to Comparative Politics

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2012
Subject:
Social sciences, Politics
Length:
1,639 words

This essay highlights some critical issues in comparative environmentalism, noting the increasing but differential salience of environmental issues across countries

Environmentalism

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Oxford Companion to Australian Politics

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2008
Subject:
Social sciences, Politics
Length:
3,206 words

The term ‘environmentalism’ refers to a new ideology that has arisen in response to widespread environmental degradation. Environmentalism has been

Environmentalism

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The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Social sciences, Politics
Length:
2,795 words

This essay highlights the conceptual foundations, traces new developments, and highlights new directions in the relationship between environmentalism and politics.

Environmentalism.

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Donald Worster and Paul S. Boyer

The Oxford Companion to United States History

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
2,643 words
Although its roots go back much earlier, the social movement known as environmentalism first appeared in the 1960s. It soon became one of the most successful movements in modern history, ... More

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