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The Pursuit of Ecotopia. Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World.
E. N. Anderson
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hardcover. The world environmental and social justice crises brought on by our high-throughput global economy can be ameliorated only if we adapt the pragmatic ethics of social cohesion in traditional societies to the modern world. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
The world environmental and social justice crises brought on by our high-throughput global economy can be ameliorated only if we adapt the pragmatic ethics of social cohesion in traditional societies to the modern world. Traditional societies have much to teach the modern world about conservation and environmental management. The Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World argues that the root of our environmental crisis is that we have not devised modern ways to induce people with diverse interests to think and act cooperatively to secure shared interests. We take a ... Read more
The world environmental and social justice crises brought on by our high-throughput global economy can be ameliorated only if we adapt the pragmatic ethics of social cohesion in traditional societies to the modern world. Traditional societies have much to teach the modern world about conservation and environmental management. The Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World argues that the root of our environmental crisis is that we have not devised modern ways to induce people with diverse interests to think and act cooperatively to secure shared interests. We take a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313381300
SKU
V9780313381300
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About E. N. Anderson
E. N. Anderson, PhD, is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of California, Riverside.
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