Diversity, civic virtues and ecological austerity

International Review of Sociology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 261-285

  Tàbara, J David ^a   Giner, Salvador ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cultural and biological diversity; Ecological austerity; Environmental sociology; Global sustainability culture and institutions; Moral structure of society; Republicanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042541742     PISSN: 03906701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03906700410001681329     Document Type: Review

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