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Freedom in the Anthropocene: Twentieth-Century Helplessness in the Face of Climate Change
Stoner, Alexander M., Melathopoulos, Andony
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Description for Freedom in the Anthropocene: Twentieth-Century Helplessness in the Face of Climate Change
Hardcover. Freedom in the Anthropocene illuminates the Anthropocene from the perspective of critical theory. The authors contextualize our current ecological predicament by focusing on the issues of history and freedom and how they relate to our present inability to render environmental threats and degradation recognizable and surmountable. Num Pages: 135 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JHBA; RNA; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
Freedom in the Anthropocene illuminates the Anthropocene from the perspective of critical theory. The authors contextualize our current ecological predicament by focusing on the issues of history and freedom and how they relate to our present inability to render environmental threats and degradation recognizable and surmountable.
Freedom in the Anthropocene illuminates the Anthropocene from the perspective of critical theory. The authors contextualize our current ecological predicament by focusing on the issues of history and freedom and how they relate to our present inability to render environmental threats and degradation recognizable and surmountable.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
Number of Pages
125
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137503879
SKU
V9781137503879
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Ref
99-15
About Stoner, Alexander M., Melathopoulos, Andony
Alexander M. Stoner is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Salisbury University. His areas of expertise include environmental sociology, political economy, and social theory. He is the 2013 co-recipient of the American Sociological Association (ASA) Albert Szymanski-T.R. Young/Marxist Sociology Research Paper Award. His work has appeared in journals such as Critical Sociology and Logos: A Journal of Modern Society and Culture. ... Read more
Reviews for Freedom in the Anthropocene: Twentieth-Century Helplessness in the Face of Climate Change
"Freedom in the Anthropocene is a very sharply perceptive book. The authors' clear and well-constructed argument provides just what a contemporary critical theory should. Their fresh way of understanding the Anthropocene should be read by anyone interested in opposing the juggernaut of the Great Acceleration, and particularly those who think that 'environmentalism' is sufficient to that task." - Andrew Biro, ... Read more