Perrin Selcer tells the story of how the United Nations built the international knowledge infrastructure that made the global-scale environment visible. Experts affiliated with UN agencies helped make the "global"-as in global population, global climate, and global economy-an object in need of governance.
Postwar Origins of the Global EnvironmentREADERSHIP: Professional & Vocational
ISBN-10: 0231166486
ISBN-13: 9780231166485
Author:
Selcer, Perrin /
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: September 2018
Format: Hardback
Language: English
Dimensions: 161 x 237 x 31 mm
Weight: 714 g
Pages: 400 pages, 12 b&w illustrations pages
Title: Postwar Origins of the Global Environment