British Politics and the Environment in the Long Nineteenth Century

Download or read book British Politics and the Environment in the Long Nineteenth Century written by Peter Hough and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-29 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of archival source material chronicles British environmental politics between 1789 and 1914. This text examines scientific discoveries during this period and the result of these findings on the political environment, bringing the publics attention to public health issues such as acid rain and river pollution. Accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, this collection will be of great interest to students of environmental and political history.