从环境史角度重读《英国工人阶级的状况》

Re Reading the Conditions of the Working Classes in England from the Angle of Environmental History

从环境史角度重读《英国工人阶级的状况》 ,使我们认识到 ,恩格斯在书中充分揭示了工业革命时期英国城市的主要环境问题 ,即工人住所与工作场地的恶劣状况、河流污染和空气污染等 ,它们是伴随工业化、城市化而生的。在恩格斯看来 ,与此有关的灾难之所以集中在工人身上 ,与工厂主的唯利是图密不可分 ,也与爱尔兰人的生活习性有关。恩格斯的这一著作提供了有关英国环境问题的珍贵史料和启发性观点 。

Re reading The Conditions of the Working Classes in England we have recognized that Friedrich Engels had revealed fully in this work the main environmental problems in the cities and towns of Great Britain during the period of the Industrial Revolution, namely the terrible living and working conditions of the workers, air pollution and water pollution. These problems emerged in the process of the industrialization and urbanization. According to Engels the workers' misfortunes correlated with capitalist behaviors, and the traditional Irish lifestyle as well. This work provided us precious historical materials and enlightening views on British environmental problems so that it was a classic literature in British environmental history.