Environmental Winds Making the Global in Southwest China

Name: Environmental Winds Making the Global in Southwest China
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ISBN: 9780520276208

ISBN-10: 0520276205

ISBN-13: 9780520276208

Edition: 2013

Authors: Michael J. Hathaway

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The book challenges the notion that globalized social formations emerged solely in the Global North prior to impacting the Global South. Instead, such formations have been constituted, transformed, and propelled through diverse, site-specific social interactions that complicate and defy divisions between 'global' and 'local.' The book brings the reader into the lives of Chinese scientists, officials, villagers, and expatriate conservationists who were caught up in environmental trends over the past 25 years. Hathaway reveals how global environmentalism has been enacted and altered in China, often with unanticipated effects, such as the rise of indigenous rights, or the reconfiguration of…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 7/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Environmental Winds



Fleeting Intersections and Transnational Work



The Art of Engagement



Making an Indigenous Space



On the Backs of Elephants


Conclusion


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index