Frank Uekoetter is a Dilthey Fellow with the Research Institute of the Deutsches Museum and deputy director of the Rachel Carson Center in Munich, Germany. He is the author of The Age of Smoke: Environmental Policy in Germany and the United States, 1880D1
"Perhaps most notable is Uekoetter's eloquent historical
critique of the instinctive tendency among some environmentalists
to view industry as an implacable foe rather than potential
collaborator in the reduction of air pollution. Industrialists and
engineers often acted as valued partners in smoke-abatement
efforts; the account he presents is therefore not one that pits
ecological concerns firmly against economic interests. If there is
a lesson to be learned from the 'age of smoke, ' it is, according
to Uekoetter, the importance of compromise and cooperation
achieving real environmental improvements."
--Central European History
"Ambitious, clearly written, and thoroughly documented . . .
a worthy addition to any environmental historian's bookshelf."
--Environmental History
"An ambitious work . . . uniquely expansive. The expanse
[leads] directly to his interesting conclusions. After decades of
writing municipal and regional histories, it is time for
environmental historians to broaden their scope, and to think about
the age of environmentalism in the way that Uekoetter approaches
'The Age of Smoke.'"
--Business History Review
"Elegantly written. The myth Uekoetter most effectively
debunks is the belief that successful pollutant control only began
with the modern environmental movement. He is one of several
contemporary environmental historians looking seriously at
Progressive-Era efforts at conservation, preservation, and
protoenvironmentalism to make the link between earlier efforts and
present day ones."
--German Studies Review
"Readily reveals the remarkable amount of research Uekoetter
undertook on two continents in preparing this book. Simply in
undertaking this large and difficult task, Uekoetter's work is an
accomplishment."
--Technology and Culture
"Offer[s] unique insights . . . Environmentalists as well as those
with interests in German and U.S. history will gain much from this
work."
--Choice
"This book is a major achievement. It has much to offer
environmental historians, and also those working on the functions
of government in Germany and the United States. Uekoetter has
mastered masses of archival material, without losing sight of his
main arguments. He uses concepts drawn from sociology and political
science to enhance our understanding of environmental
policies."
--Minerva
"This book is based on an immense amount of source and literature
research and is well written. In sum, Uekoetter's book fills a big
void in environmental history."
--H-German
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