Liberation ecologies
Subtitle: environment, development, social movements
By: edited by Richard Peet and Michael Watts.
Contributors: Peet, Richard.; Watts, Michael.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 468
Subjects: Human ecology -- Developing countries -- Case studies.; Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "At the beginning of the twenty-first 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, Peet and Watts' innovative book elaborates a political-economic explanation drawing from the most recent advances in social theory. This 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." -- Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.