Fragments from the History of Loss - The Nature Industry and the Postcolony

Examines the theoretical framing of ?nature? in South Africa and beyond. Analyzes myths and fantasies that have brought the world to a point of climate catastrophe and continue to shape the narratives through which it is understood.

About the author

Louise Green is Associate Professor of English at Stellenbosch University.

Summary

Examines the theoretical framing of “nature” in South Africa and beyond. Analyzes myths and fantasies that have brought the world to a point of climate catastrophe and continue to shape the narratives through which it is understood.

Product details

• Authors: Louise Green, Louise (Associate Professor of English Green, Green Louise
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.05.2021
• EAN: 9780271087023
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08702-3
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: AnthropoScene
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Nature, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Environmental Management, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Anthropocene;great acceleration;rewilding;climate change