Terrestrial Transformations: A Political Ecology Approach to Society and Nature

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Humanitys future may rest on how we deal with climate change, environmental problems, and their impacts on society. Terrestrial Transformations: A Political Ecology Approach to Society and Nature recognizes that such problems have social, political, and cultural contexts, and that politics, money, and power have physical impacts on nature and society that cannot be ignored. This book brings together a set of chapters that provide an overview of the political ecology approach, illustrating its theoretical underpinnings, central concepts, methods, and major interests. The authors examine the political contexts of a broad range of environmental and social problems, drawing attention to the political and economic forces driving environmental and ecological problems, how societies are transformed as they attempt to cope and adapt to a changing nature, and who pays the price.

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The central point of political ecology, the crucial role of power and inequality, has proven essential in unraveling our environmental challenges. This deep, smart volume provides the state of the art in political ecology. -- Josiah Heyman, University of Texas at El Paso
This book gives a powerful and critical view of the anthropocene from a political ecology perspective. This historically grounded analysis reveals the urgent need to address the social and global inequalities in current discussions of the climate crisis. -- Kristn Loftsdttir, professor of Anthropology, University of Iceland

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Thomas K. Park is professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona.



James B. Greenberg is professor emeritus at the University of Arizona.