This book is a systematic analysis of environmentalism in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, showing how each country has developed its own ''shade'' of green and linking theory and empirical research. Foreword, Preface, Concepts and Issues, The Making of the New Environmentalism in Sweden, The Period of Awakening (c. 1960-1967), The Age of Ecology (1968-1973), The Anti-Nuclear Movement (1973-1980), Towards a Green Politics (1980s), The Making of the New Environmentalism in Denmark, The Denial of the Environment (1960-1968), The Era of Political Ecology (1969-1973), The Grassroots Era (1974-1980), Professionalization (1980s), The Development of the New Environmentalism in the Netherlands, The Gradual Rise of the New Environmentalism (1962-1968), The Period of Environmental Consciousness-Raising (1969-1973), Politicization within the Environmental Groups (1974-1980), The Period of Reflection and Reorientation (1981-1989), Conclusions and Comparisons, References, Index.