State, Science and the Skies: Governmentalities of the British Atmosphere

Utilizing environmental archival materials from the UK, State, Science and the Skies presents a groundbreaking historical account of the development of a state science of atmospheric pollution.

• Offers the most extensive historical and geographical account of atmospheric government and pollution in Britain, available today
• Presents archival material from 150 years of British history that represents an original contribution to our knowledge of the history of science and government
• Develops an innovative combination of Foucauldian history of government with a history of atmospheric science
• Raises crucial questions about the nature of state/science relations and the conditions under which environmental knowledge is produced

Keywords: Environmental Geography, Pollution, atmosphere, air government, Foucault, atmospheric science, environmental politics