State, Science and the Skies

Utilizing environmental archival materials from the UK, <i>State, Science and the Skies</i> presents a groundbreaking historical account of the development of a state science of atmospheric pollution. <ul> <li>Offers the most extensive historical and geographical account of atmospheric government and pollution in Britain, available today</li> <li>Presents archival material from 150 years of British history that represents an original contribution to our knowledge of the history of science and government</li> <li>Develops an innovative combination of Foucauldian history of government with a history of atmospheric science</li> <li> <div>Raises crucial questions about the nature of state/science relations and the conditions under which environmental knowledge is produced</div> </li> </ul>