The Logic of Environmentalism: Anthropology, Ecology and Postcoloniality

by Vassos Argyrou

Book Overview

Although modernity's understanding of nature and culture has now been superseded by that of environmentalism, the power to define the meaning of both, and hence the meaning of the world itself, remains in the same (Western) hands. This bold argument is at the center of this provocative book that challenges the widespread assumption that environmentalism reflects a radical departure from modernity. Our perception of nature may have changed, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845451058
• ISBN13: 9781845451059
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"