Writing in the tradition of Japanese environmental sociology, which emphasizes fieldwork and case studies, Hasegawa (sociology, Tohoku U., Sendai, Japan) reviews the environmental movements in contemporary Japan and the new public sphere as the vibrant civil society that the movement supports. Among his topics are motivating and mobilizing the movements, anti-pollution lawsuits, regional referendums, the dynamics of social movements and official policies as exemplified in green electricity, and transforming the Citizens' Sector. He also sets out the principles and issues of environmental sociology. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
