Inhuman Nature - Sociable Life on a Dynamic Planet

Informationen zum Autor Nigel Clark is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the Open University Klappentext A timely exploration of the social context of environmental change and it's effect on mankind. A unique mix of both social and environmental science approaches. Zusammenfassung A timely exploration of the social context of environmental change and it's effect on mankind. A unique mix of both social and environmental science approaches. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Earth in Physical and Social Thought Ways to Make a World: From Relational Materiality to Radical Asymmetry After the Tsunami: Vulnerability on a Volatile Planet Quaking: The 1755 Lisbon Disaster and the Modern Subject Justice and Abrupt Climate Change Hurricane Katrina and the Origins of Community ¿Burning for the Other¿: Colonial Encounters on a Planet of Fire Extending Hospitality: Global Mobility and Journeys in Deep Time

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• Authors: Dr. Nigel (The Open University) Clark, Nigel Clark, Clark Nigel
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2010
• EAN: 9780761957249
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-5724-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology