"This narrative of the rise and repeated adaptation of the German
environmental movement to a variety of social and political
contexts is a fascinating one...Ultimately, Markham's sociological
analysis of German nature protection organizations proves readable
and engaging. He makes significant efforts to write a broadly
accessible work. Discussions of sociological theory are limited to
a methodological chapter and part of the conclusion; otherwise, his
prose is clear and highly organized. This book therefore would make
an excellent introduction to the history of German
environmentalism." . H-German ..".a welcome addition to the topic
of German environmentalism ... that]is well organized... and]
succeeds, in part, because of its theoretical perspective... It]
also succeeds because of meticulous research." . Canadian Journal
of History/Annales canadiennes d'histoire ..".a profound,
comprehensive study... which is singular in its kind and is sure to
become a standard reference (Standardwerk) on this subject. In many
research stays in Germany, Markham acquired a profound knowledge of
the history and the present characteristics of German environmental
organizations, of their changing role in politics, and the
strategic dilemmas they face." . Nature + Culture "The main
contribution of this book lies in its thorough and informative
account of the historical development of German
environmentalism...an impressive work that will be of interest to
researchers well beyond the boundaries of environmental sociology
and politics, or European (German) studies." . American Journal of
Sociology ..".a well-researched and highly accessible
historical-sociological investigation of German environmental
organizations in the twentieth century as well as a critical
assessment of the strategic dilemmas and decisions that these
groups faced as they entered the twenty-first...an excellent
contribution to a growing historical literatue dedicated to the
'greening' of German history." . The American Historical Review
"William T. Markham... has written a very useful historical and
sociological overview of several major twentieth century German
environmental organizations...augmented by a broad historical
overview of twentieth century German environmentalism and a lucid,
historian friendly discussion of the major theories that
sociologists and political scientists have used in analyzing social
movements...a fine book that should be essential reading for anyone
interested in environmental organizations and how to go about
studying them." . History: Books in Review German environmental
organizations have doggedly pursued environmental protection
through difficult times: hyperinflation and war, National Socialist
rule, postwar devastation, state socialism in the GDR, and
confrontation with the authorities during the 1970s and 1980s. The
author recounts the fascinating and sometimes dramatic story of
these organizations from their origins at the end of the nineteenth
century to the present, not only describing how they reacted to
powerful social movements, including the homeland protection and
socialist movements in the early years of the twentieth century,
the Nazi movement, and the anti-nuclear and new social movements of
the 1970s and 1980s, but also examining strategies for survival in
periods like the current one, when environmental concerns are not
at the top of the national agenda. Previous analyses of
environmental organizations have almost invariably viewed them as
parts of larger social structures, that is, as components of social
movements, as interest groups within a political system, or as
contributors to civil society. This book, by contrast, starts from
the premise that through the use of theories developed specifically
to analyze the behavior of organizations and NGOs we can gain
additional insight into why environmental organizations behave as
they do."
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