Social Nature Theory, Practice and Politics

Name: Social Nature Theory, Practice and Politics
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ISBN: 9780631215684

ISBN-10: 0631215689

ISBN-13: 9780631215684

Edition: 2001

Authors: Noel Castree, Bruce Braun, Kay Anderson, Piers Blaikie, Raymond Bryant

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This groundbreaking collection brings together for the first time diverse geographical work on the social construction of nature. Eleven leading contributors not only discuss social nature, but look at the concrete ways in which it is made and the political implications of its construction. They use International case studies to illustrate their theoretical positions.The original contributions are written at a level that is appropriate for upper level students, and a helpful introduction by the editors, looking at the paradigms and perspectives that have been employed in the study of social nature, sets the chapters in context. The volume as a whole enables teachers and students to explore…

Book details

List price: $60.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/28/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.05" wide x 9.10" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Contributors


Figures and Tables


Acknowledgements


Preface



Socializing Nature: Theory, Practice, and Politics




Being Constructive About Nature?




Nature, Poststructuralism, and Politics




The Nature of 'Race'




Postcolonialism and the Production of Nature




Gendered Natures: Feminism, Politics, and Social Nature




Social Nature and Environmental Policy in the South: Views from Verandah and Veld




Political Ecology: A Critical Agenda for Change?




Natural Disasters?




Marxism, Capitalism, and the Production of Nature




Dissolving Dualisms: Actor-networks and the Reimagination of Nature




Solid Rock and Shifting Sands: The Moral Paradox of saving a Socially Constructed Nature



Index