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Volume 5
Culture & Society in Germany
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The Culture of German Environmentalism
Anxieties, Visions, Realities
Edited by Axel Goodbody
240 pages, 8 tables, 3 figures, bibliography, index
ISBN 978-1-57181-797-6 $135.00/£99.00 / Hb / Published (December 2002)
ISBN 978-1-57181-670-2 $34.95/£27.95 / Pb / Published (February 2004)
eISBN 978-1-78238-605-6 eBook
Description
Though much has been written about the Green Party in Germany, less is known about the changes in individuals' attitudes towards the environment that led to the rise of environmental movement, or of its cultural roots. This volume draws attention to the breadth of environmentalism in contemporary Germany and its significance for German political culture by focusing on the treatment of "green" issues in literature, the media and film, against the background of Green politics and the environmental movement. The volume includes an interview with Carl Amery, the Bavarian Green and science fiction writer, a short text by him and an account of his activities as writer and campaigner.
Axel Goodbody studied French and German at Trinity College Dublin and lived in Germany for many years, teaching and studying at the University of Kiel. He is Reader in German Studies at the University of Bath.