{"product_id":"the-social-construction-of-nature-a-sociology-of-ecological-enlightenment-9780803978492","title":"The Social Construction of Nature: A Sociology of Ecological Enlightenment","description":"In this unique and agenda-setting examination of the relation between nature and culture, Klaus Eder demonstrates our ideas of nature are culturally determined, and explains how the relation between modern, industrial societies and nature is increasingly violent and destructive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough an analysis of symbolism, ritual and taboo, Eder questions the view of nature as an object. Showing how nature is socially constructed, he presents a critique of Marx and Durkheim while offering a radical reinterpretation of the relationship among society, culture and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEder concludes with an examination of the symbolic order of society and of the role of religion in modern culture. Using a culturalist interpretation,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Klaus Eder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803978492\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEder, Klaus:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Klaus Eder has written extensively on class, social movements and social structure. He is author of the \u003ci\u003eNew Politics of Class \u003c\/i\u003e (SAGE 1993).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications UK","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40139371085939,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":87.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_7c28c066-2056-4b65-8ee3-704a87a1bfb7.jpg?v=1654434979","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-social-construction-of-nature-a-sociology-of-ecological-enlightenment-9780803978492","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}