Milton, Kay 1951-

Environmentalism and cultural theory : exploring the role of anthropology in environmental discourse by Kay Milton( )

40 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in the attention paid by social scientists to environmental issues, and a gradual acknowledgement, in the wider community, of the role of social science in the public debate on sustainability. At the same time, the concept of `culture', once the property of anthropologists has gained wide currency among social scientist. These trends have taken place against a growing perception, among specialist and public, of the global nature of contemporary issues. This book shows how an understanding of culture can throw light on the way environmental issues are perceived and interpreted, both by local communities and within the contemporary global arena.Taking an anthropological approach the book examines the relationship between human culture and human ecology, and considers how a cultural approach to the study of environmental issues differs from other established approaches in social science. This book adds significantly to our understanding of environmentalism as a contemporary phenomenon, by demonstrating the distinctive contribution of social and cultural anthropology to the environmental debate. It will be of particular interest to students and researchers in the fields of social science and the environment

Loving nature : towards an ecology of emotion by Kay Milton( )

21 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 1,607 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Drawing on findings and ideas from anthropology, psychology, cognitive science and philosophy, Kay Milton explores the idea of environmentalism as a distinct perspective on the world and tests the limits of anthropology against other disciplines

Environmentalism : the view from anthropology by Environmentalism( Book )

27 editions published between 1993 and 2014 in English and held by 707 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Explores the interdisciplinary nature of the environmental debate, demonstrating that anthropology has a distinctive contribution to make in the study of key issues, such as responses to exploitation and the globalization of culture

Mixed emotions : anthropological studies of feeling by Kay Milton( Book )

18 editions published between 2005 and 2020 in English and held by 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This book provides a concise introduction to the anthropology of emotions that outlines some of the major themes and controversies. Drawing on fieldwork undertaken in Europe, Japan and Melanesia, the authors explore how consciousness, memory, identity and politics are intimately related to emotional processes. A broad range of case studies covers such topics as how fear is managed in Belfast, how Spanish gypsies grieve and why Japanese tourists are drawn to monkey parks. This book will be of interest to anyone seeking to understand the formative impact emotions have on culture and society in an increasingly globalized world."--Jacket

Environmentalism by Kay Milton( Book )

4 editions published between 1993 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Located in a wide spectrum of current research and practice, from analyses of green ideology and imagery, enviromental law and policy, and local enviromental activism in the West to ethnographic studies of relationships between humans and their enviroments in hunter/gatherer societies, Enviromentalism: The View from Anthropology offers an original perspective on what is probably the best-known issue of the late twentieth century. Among the key issues discussed are the relationship between scientific knowledge and symbolism, the cultural construction of "hard" principles of law and policy, effects of state interests and bureaucracies on enviromental activism, the responses of indigenous peoples to industrial exploitation and their subsequent representation in enviromentalist discourse. The book also addresses current theoretical issues in anthropology relating to the globalisation of culture, the analytical value of dualism and the relationship between anthropology and advocacy.; Enviromentalism: The View from Anthropology will be particularly useful to all social scientists interested in enviromentalism and human ecology, to environmental policy-makers and to undergraduat lecturers and researchers in social anthropology, development studies and sociology

Protecting the periphery : environmental policy in peripheral regions of the European Union( Book )

10 editions published between 1994 and 2020 in English and held by 155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

First published in 1994. ln Protecting the Periphery the editors present a series of papers revealing the impact of EU policies on environmental quality in regions at the edge of the European Union and in those lying just outside it. In many cases these regions contain habitats and landscapes of international importance; they have also often escaped some of the environmental damage caused by industrialization. But, as the papers' reveal, attempts by the EU to safeguard these environmental benefits are often contradicted by the EU's own development policies, bringing air pollution from new roads, contamination from new industries, and leading to habitat destruction from modern agricultural practices and increases in tourism. As the Union pushes for the deepening of the integration process, including completing the internal market, the pressures on the periphery's environment are increasing. Furthermore, the efforts of the periphery to catch-up economically with the developed core can often heighten the tension between economic considerations on the one hand and the need for environmental protection on the other. The studies in this book examine the ambivalent responses to EU environmental policy among policy-makers and environmentalists in the periphery. Both the willingness as well as the capacity of the periphery to protect its environmental heritage are explored. In particular, the administrative capacity, institutional arrangements, political culture as well as economic development needs are taken into account in an examination of the nature of the periphery's response to and implementation of Union environmental policy. The book will appeal to policy-makers and academics in the countries of the European periphery and to analysts of European policy-making everywhere, especially those concerned with environmental policy and politics

Environmentalism the view from anthropology( Book )

1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Religion in Kasigau: a folk model in action by Kay Milton( Book )

4 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Environmentalism: The View from Anthropology (ASA monographs ; 32) by Kay Milton( Book )

2 editions published in 1993 in Undetermined and English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Emotion : or life, the universe, everything by Kay Milton( )

1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide