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  • William Morris’s Socialism and Politics

    Claiming a Decent Life

    Edited by John Blewitt ...
    Since the early 1960s, the Journal of the William Morris Society (renamed Journal of William Morris Studies in 2005) has attracted a wide range of scholars to consider the life and work of this pivotal figure in Victorian culture. During that time the journal has published nearly 120 articles, exploring all areas of Morris’s social, political and environmental thought as well as his energetic ... Read more

    $120.99 USD

  • William Morris and John Ruskin

    A New Road on Which the World Should Travel

    Edited by John Blewitt ...
    A wide-ranging collection of essays written for the William Morris Society exploring the various intersections between the life, work and achievements of William Morris (1834-1896) and that of John Ruskin (1819-1900).Subjects covered include Ruskin’s connection with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, the promotion of craft skills and meaningful work, Morris and the division of labour, Ruskin’s ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Searching for Resilience in Sustainable Development

    Learning Journeys in Conservation

    by John Blewitt, Daniella Tilbury ...
    Resilience is a term that is gaining currency in conservation and sustainable development, though its meaning and value in this context is yet to be defined. Searching for Resilience in Sustainable Development examines ways in which resilience may be created within the web of ecological, socio-economic and cultural systems that make up the world in. The authors embark upon a learning journey ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Understanding Sustainable Development

    by John Blewitt ...
    A truly comprehensive introduction to the topic, Understanding Sustainable Development is designed to give students on a wide range of courses an appreciation of the key concepts and theories of sustainable development.Fully updated, the third edition includes detailed coverage of the Sustainable Development Goals and their impact on global development. Major challenges and topics are explored ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Media, Animal Conservation and Environmental Education

    Edited by John Blewitt ...
    Natural History filmmaking has a long history but the generic boundaries between it and environmental and conservation filmmaking are blurred. Nature, environment and animal imagery has been a mainstay of television, campaigning organisations and conservation bodies from Greenpeace to the Sierra Club, with vibrant images being used effectively on posters, leaflets and postcards, and in coffee ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Post-Growth Project

    How the End of Economic Growth Could Bring a Fairer and Happier Society

    Edited by John Blewitt ...
    This book challenges the assumption that it is bad news when the economy doesn’t grow. For decades, it has been widely recognized that there are ecological limits to continuing economic growth and that different ways of living, working and organizing our economies are urgently required. This urgency has increased since the financial crash of 2007–2008, but mainstream economists and politicians are ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Sustainability Curriculum

    The Challenge for Higher Education

    by Cedric Cullingford, John Blewitt ...
    The links between education and sustainable development are deepening, although subject to much controversy and debate. The success of the sustainability discourse depends both on the pedagogic and research functions of higher education. Similarly, for higher education itself to remain relevant and engaged it faces pressure not only to integrate the insights and lessons drawn from the perspective ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Ecology of Learning

    Sustainability, Lifelong Learning and Everyday Life

    by John Blewitt ...
    Your house is flooded by 'unseasonal' heavy rain. What do you learn from this experience? Do you shrug your shoulders and call your insurer? Or do you choose to learn about climate change, switch to renewable energy and lobby politicians? In this insightful book, John Blewitt explores the possibilities for developing a sustainable society through 'lifelong learning' � that is, learning that ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • William Morris

    Romantic to Revolutionary

    by E.P. Thompson ...
    William Morris—the great 19th-century craftsman, designer, poet and writer—remains a monumental figure whose influence resonates powerfully today. As an intellectual (and author of the seminal utopian News from Nowhere), his concern with artistic and human values led him to cross what he called the “river of fire” and become a committed socialist—committed not to some theoretical formula but to ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Routledge Companion to William Morris

    Edited by Florence S. Boos ...
    Series series Routledge Art History and Visual Studies Companions
    William Morris (1834–96) was an English poet, decorative artist, translator, romance writer, book designer, preservationist, socialist theorist, and political activist, whose admirers have been drawn to the sheer intensity of his artistic endeavors and efforts to live up to radical ideals of social justice.This Companion draws together historical and critical responses to the impressive range of ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Capitalism as if the World Matters

    by Jonathon Porritt ...
    When first published, Capitalism as if the World Matters, by one of the leading 'eco-warriors' of our time, shocked a generation of both environmentalists and business people. Jonathon Porritt brushed aside their artificial battle lines with a powerful argument that the only way to save the world from environmental catastrophe is to embrace a new type of capitalism, and to do it quickly. In this ... Read more

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  • Against The Age (Routledge Revivals)

    An Introduction to William Morris

    by Peter Faulkner ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Students new to the work of William Morris will find the full range of his achievements covered in this reissue of Peter Faulkner's excellent biography, first published in 1980. The author has carefully placed Morris in the context of the Victorian age, but has also suggested the relevance of his ideas today. The six chapters are organised biographically and cover all aspects of Morris’s work in ... Read more

    $57.99 USD