Author : Astrid Kirchhof
Release : 2019-06-05
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 485/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Nature and the Iron Curtain by : Astrid Kirchhof
Download or read book Nature and the Iron Curtain written by Astrid Kirchhof. This book was released on 2019-06-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Nature and the Iron Curtain, the authors contrast communist and capitalist countries with respect to their environmental politics in the context of the Cold War. Its chapters draw from archives across Europe and the U.S. to present new perspectives on the origins and evolution of modern environmentalism on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The book explores similarities and differences among several nations with different economies and political systems, and highlights connections between environmental movements in Eastern and Western Europe.