World in Motion: The Globalization and the Environment Reader - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0759110263 ISBN 13 : 9780759110267

Editeur : AltaMira Press, 2008

Synopsis

The essays collected in World in Motion all address the same issue: The global paradox that modern prosperity has entailed extreme environmental degradation. Gary M. Kroll and Richard H. Robbins present readings covering all principal viewpoints on this matter, from the neoliberal belief that environmental and social problems can be fixed through a growing economy to the critics of globalization who equate growth with environmental degradation. This book asks an important question: Can we simply accelerate growth under the assumption that increased prosperity and new technologies will allow us to reverse environmental damage? Or do we need to transform our modes of living radically to maintain the health of the world around us?

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Gary M. Kroll is associate professor in the History Department of SUNY at Plattsburgh. Richard H. Robbins is University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Anthropology of SUNY at Plattsburgh.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: AltaMira Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0759110263
• ISBN 13: 9780759110267
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 294
• Éditeur: Kroll Gary
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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