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ZHAO Si'an and LIU Jinghua; British Aristocracy and Environmental Protection in the 19th Century
February 13, 2023  

Abstract:

With the process of industrialization and urbanization, the environmental pollution in Britain in the 19th century became increasingly serious, and both nobles and civilians could not escape the suffering of environmental pollution. For multiple motives, the aristocracy led, promoted and even personally participated in the environmental protection movement in many ways: as victims, they took judicial proceedings against the companies for compensation and protected their own interests; as pure environmentalists, they paid attention to people, animals, plants and buildings which were victims of pollution; as members of the ruling class, they tried to ease social contradictions and maintain the ruling order by improving the environment. The aristocracy still had great political and economic power, but obviously inferior to their ancestors, and they also faced the challenge of the emerging middle class, so they hoped to enhance their social reputation and make up their declining influence by leading environmental protection actions.

Published on Economic and Social History Review, No.4, 2022.


   

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