Product Description

Liberation Ecologies elaborates a political-economic explanation of environmental crisis, drawing from the most recent advances in social theory.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #257861 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 464 pages

Review
'Linking urban and First World concerns to rural and Third World struggles, this volume covers a whole new ground. Bound to remain a central text in the field.' - Paul Robbins, Ohio State University, USA

'Liberation Ecologies is an outstanding volume rich in empirical material and theoretical sophistication that makes a landmark contribution to political ecology. A definite classic!' - Raymond Bryant, King's College London, UK

From the Back Cover
At the beginning of the 21st century, the environment and the future of development continue to be issues of crucial importance. Most explanations of environmental crisis emphasize the role of population growth, thus focusing their attention on the poor. By comparison, Liberation Ecologies elaborates a political-economic explanation drawing from the most recent advances in social theory.

The new edition has been extensively revised to reflect recent changes in debates over the real definitions of 'development' and 'environment', and contains nine completely new chapters. Bringing together some of the leading researchers in the Development field, the book discusses the theory, growth and impact of political ecology. In-depth case material drawn from across the developing world is used to explore the realities and impact of sustainability, whilst emphasizing both the environment and social theory as areas of contention and struggle.

Liberation Ecologies highlights new theoretical engagements between political ecology and poststructuralism, and challenges many conventional notions of development, politics, democracy, and sustainability.

About the Author
Michael Watts is Director of the Institute of International Studies, University of California at Berkeley.

Richard Peet is Professor of Geography, Clark University, Massachusetts.