Slow Violence And The Environmentalism Of Poor Rob Nixon Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Fiction Essays Literary Reference

“Groundbreaking In Its Call To Reconsider Our Approach The Slow Rhythm Of Time Very Concrete Realms Environmental Health And Social Justice ” —Wold Literature Todaythe Violence Wrought By Climate Change Toxic Drift Deforestation Oil Spills Aftermath War Takes Place Gradually Often Invisibly Using Innovative Concept \ Violence\ Describe These Threats Rob Nixon Focuses On Inattention We Have Paid Attritional Lethality Many Crises Contrast With Sensational Spectacle-Driven Messaging That Impels Public Activism Today Because It Is So Readily Ignored A Hard-Charging Capitalism Exacerbates Vulnerability Ecosystems People Who Are Poor Disempowered Involuntarily Displaced While Fueling Conflicts Arise From Desperation As Life-Sustaining Conditions Erode Book Extraordinary Scope Examines Cluster Writer-Activists Affiliated Environmentalism Global South Approaching This Transnational Perspective He Exposes Limitations National Local Frames Dominate Writing Skillfully Illuminating Strategies Deploy Give Dramatic Visibility Emergencies Invites His Readers Engage Some Most Pressing Challenges Σελίδες: 368 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0311 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm