A chronicle of the evolution of environmental interest groups from the first mobilization wave in the late 1800s to the present. There are interviews with nearly seventy environmental group leaders in ten countries.
Part 1 Introduction: Environmentalism and Social Movement Theory. Part 2 Movements in Context: The Evolution of Environmentalism; Europeans and Environmentalism. Part 3 Environmental Organizations: The Organization of Environmentalism; Environmental Elites. Part 4 Political Repertoires: Defining the Agenda; Alliance Patterns and Environmental Networks; Patterns of Action; Political Parties and Environmentalism. Part 5 Conclusion: Environmental Poltics and Advanced Industrial Democracies.