id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt istl-2676 Review of Earth, Air, Fire, Water .html text/html 606 27 38 Leo Marx's particularly strong entry on Environmental Degradation and the Ambiguous Social Role of Science and Technology provides a quality summary to the work by addressing the role of humanities in defense of the environment as well as analyzing the sources of environmental problems, cultural and social impediments to change, and the roots of environmental consciousness and activism. The book's greatest strength is its ability to conceptualize and portray the importance of the environment and environmental issues for a variety of peoples, places, and cultures. cache/istl-2676.html txt/istl-2676.txt