Inventing Pollution - Coal, Smoke, and Culture in Britain since 1800

Inventing Pollution examines new understandings of pollution, centered not on organic decay but on coal combustion, that emerged in the late 19th century in Britain. This change, Thorsheim argues, gave birth to the smoke-abatement movement and to new ways of thinking about the relationships among humanity, technology, and the environment.

About the author

Peter Thorsheim is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Summary

Inventing Pollution examines new understandings of pollution, centered not on organic decay but on coal combustion, that emerged in the late 19th century in Britain. This change, Thorsheim argues, gave birth to the smoke-abatement movement and to new ways of thinking about the relationships among humanity, technology, and the environment.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Thorsheim
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780821423110
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-2311-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 228 mm x 153 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 456 g
• Series: Ecology & History; Series in Ecology and History; Series in Ecology and History; Ecology & History
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History