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- Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction
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his text presents a critical survey of the burgeoning field of political ecology, an interdisciplinary area of research which connects politics and economy to problems of environmental control and ecological change. Written to be accessible to students at all levels and from different disciplines, it provides an entertaining and rigorous synthesis of the achievements and shortcomings of the field to date.he book is divided into four sections: the history and emergence of political ecology over the last century; the conceptual and methodological challenges facing political ecologists; the major questions that political ecology has addressed and, to varying degrees, answered; and the major challenges that face the field now and for the future. Throughout, the author uses case examples to explore abstract, theoretical issues in a down-to-earth way. He also draws on real life details from his own experience, in order to offer a personal glimpse into political ecology research.
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Publisher
Wiley
ISBN-10
1405102667
ISBN-13
9781405102667
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6061598
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Publication Name
Political Ecology : a Critical Introduction
Language
English
Subject
Life Sciences / Ecology, Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), General
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Political Science
Series
Critical Introductions to Geography Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
18.9 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-021513
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& "There is nothing like it, an excellent and accessible volume that will take over as & 'the & ' textbook on political ecology. & " Susanna Hecht, University of California, Los Angeles& "Above all a teaching text, but with an argument and written with great style and verve. & " Tony Bebbington, University of Manchester"This is an excellent, refreshing text ... it should be seen as a set text on all ecology courses and deserves the widest readership." Paul Ganderton, Teaching Ecology Group"Although I am somewhat skeptical of textbooks, particularly as a way of teaching theory, this book is rich enough to make me want to design a class around it." Enviroment and Planning"This book is written in a clear, accessible language to scholars. [T]he features of the book coalesce to form a text that is entertaining and which provides a rigorous synthesis of the achievements and shortcomings of political ecology to date. In my view this book is essential reading for any person professing to be an academic geographer of any sort." South African Geographical Journal, "There is nothing like it, an excellent and accessible volume that will take over as 'the' textbook on political ecology."Susanna Hecht, University of California, Los Angeles "Above all a teaching text, but with an argument and written with great style and verve." Tony Bebbington, University of Manchester "This is an excellent, refreshing text"Paul Ganderton, TENews "Although I am somewhat skeptical of textbooks, particularly as a way of teaching theory, this book is rich enough to make me want to design a class around it." Enviroment and Planning, Vol 37/4, 2005, Julie Guthman, University of California., & "There is nothing like it, an excellent and accessible volume that will take over as'the' textbook on political ecology." Susanna Hecht, University of California, Los Angeles& "Above all a teaching text, but with an argument and written with great style and verve." Tony Bebbington, University of Manchester"This is an excellent, refreshing text ... it should be seen as a set text on all ecology courses and deserves the widest readership." Paul Ganderton, Teaching Ecology Group"Although I am somewhat skeptical of textbooks, particularly as a way of teaching theory, this book is rich enough to make me want to design a class around it." Enviroment and Planning"This book is written in a clear, accessible language to scholars. [T]he features of the book coalesce to form a text that is entertaining and which provides a rigorous synthesis of the achievements and shortcomings of political ecology to date. In my view this book is essential reading for any person professing to be an academic geographer of any sort." South African Geographical Journal, "There is nothing like it, an excellent and accessible volume that will take over as'the' textbook on political ecology." Susanna Hecht, University of California, Los Angeles"Above all a teaching text, but with an argument and written with great style and verve." Tony Bebbington, University of ManchesterThis is an excellent, refreshing text ... it should be seen as a set text on all ecology courses and deserves the widest readership." Paul Ganderton, Teaching Ecology GroupAlthough I am somewhat skeptical of textbooks, particularly as a way of teaching theory, this book is rich enough to make me want to design a class around it." Enviroment and PlanningThis book is written in a clear, accessible language to scholars. [T]he features of the book coalesce to form a text that is entertaining and which provides a rigorous synthesis of the achievements and shortcomings of political ecology to date. In my view this book is essential reading for any person professing to be an academic geographer of any sort." South African Geographical Journal, "There is nothing like it, an excellent and accessible volume that will take over as 'the' textbook on political ecology." Susanna Hecht, University of California, Los Angeles "Above all a teaching text, but with an argument and written with great style and verve." Tony Bebbington, University of Manchester "This is an excellent, refreshing text ... it should be seen as a set text on all ecology courses and deserves the widest readership." Paul Ganderton, Teaching Ecology Group "Although I am somewhat skeptical of textbooks, particularly as a way of teaching theory, this book is rich enough to make me want to design a class around it." Enviroment and Planning "This book is written in a clear, accessible language to scholars. [T]he features of the book coalesce to form a text that is entertaining and which provides a rigorous synthesis of the achievements and shortcomings of political ecology to date. In my view this book is essential reading for any person professing to be an academic geographer of any sort." South African Geographical Journal
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
304.2
Lc Classification Number
Ja75.8.R63 2004
Table of Content
IntroductionThe Goals of the TextThe Rest of the BookMany AcknowledgmentsPart I: What is Political Ecology?1. The Hatchet and the Seed:What is Political Ecology?Challenging Apolitical EcologiesEcoscarcity and the Limits to GrowthOther Apolitical Ecologies: Diffusion, Valuation, and ModernizationCommon assumptions and modes of explanationThe Hatchet: Political Ecology as CritiqueThe Seed: Political Ecology as Equity and Sustainability ResearchThe Dominant Narratives of Political EcologyBig Questions and ThesesThe Degradation and Marginalization ThesisThe Environmental Conflict ThesisThe Conservation and Control ThesisThe Environmental Agency and Social Movement ThesisThe Target of Explanation2. A Tree with Deep Roots:The Determinist ContextA Political Ecological AlternativeThe Building BlocksCritical Approaches in Early Human/Environment ResearchContinental Critique: Humboldt, Reclus, Wallace, and SommervilleCritical Environmental PragmatismFrom Sewer Socialism to Mitigating Floods: Hazards ResearchThe Nature of Society: Cultural EcologyHistoricism, Landscape, and Culture: Carl SauerJulian Steward: A Positivist AlternativeSystem, Function, and Human Life: Mature Cultural EcologyBeyond Land and Water: The Boundaries of Cultural EcologyThe Limits of Progressive ContextualizationTaking the Plunge3. The Critical Tools:Common Property TheoryGreen MaterialismMaterialist HistoryThe Case of Oriental DespotismDependency, Accumulation, and DegradationLessons from Materialism: Broadly Defined Political EconomyThe Producer is the Agent of History: Peasant StudiesChayanov and the Rational ProducerScott and the Moral EconomyGramsci and Peasant PowerBreaking Open the Household: Feminist Development StudiesCritical Environmental HistoryWhose History & Science? Postcolonial Studies and Power/KnowledgePower/KnowledgeCritical Science, Deconstruction, and EthicsPolitical Ecology Emergent4. A Field Crystallizes:Chains of ExplanationPeanuts and Poverty in NigerMarginalizationThe "Silent Violence " of Famine in NigeriaBroadly Defined Political EconomyStruggle in Cote D 'Ivoire 's Fields and Pastures25 Years LaterPart II: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges:5. Destruction of Nature - Human Impact and Environmental Degradation:The Focus on Human ImpactDefining and Measuring DegradationLoss of Natural ProductivityLoss of BiodiversityLoss of UsefulnessSocio-Environmental Destruction: Creating or Shifting Risk EcologyLimits of Land Degradation: Variability, Disturbance, and RecoveryWhat Baseline? Non-Human Disturbance and Variability of Ecological SystemsWhat Impact? Variable Response to DisturbanceCan We Go Back? Variable Recovery from DisturbanceMethodological Imperatives in Political Analysis of Environmental Destruction6. Construction of Nature: Environmental Knowledges and Imaginaries:Why Bother to Argue That Nature (or Forests or Land Degradation ...) is Constructed?Choosing Targets for Political Ecological ConstructivismThree Debates and MotivationsHard and Soft Constructivism"Radical " Constructivism"Soft " ConstructivismConstructivist Claims in Political Ecology"Barstool " Biologists and "Hysterical " Housewives: The Peculiar Case of Local Environmental KnowledgeEliciting Environmental ConstructionTalk and Text: Construction in DiscourseCategories and TaxonomiesSpatial Knowledge and ConstructionNarratives of Ecological Process and ChangeGenealogies of Representation: Environmental HistoryMethodological Issues in Political Analysis of Environmental ConstructionPart III: Political Ecology Now:7. Degradation and Marginalization:The ArgumentDegradation and ReversibilityAccumulation and Declining MarginsThe EvidenceAmazonian DeforestationContract Agriculture in the CaribbeanEvaluating the ThesisResearch Example: Common Property Disorders in RajasthanEliciting Rules of UseRecording Environmental Practices and Response to AuthorityDetermining Ecological Outcomes8. Con
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