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Precariousness has become a defining experience in contemporary
society, as an inescapable condition and state of being. Living
with Precariousness presents a spectrum of timely case studies that
explore precarious existences – at individual, collective and
structural levels, and as manifested through space and the body.
These range from the plight of asylum seekers, to the tiny house
movement as a response to affordable housing crises; from the
global impacts of climate change, to the daily challenges of living
with a chronic illness. This multidisciplinary book illustrates the
pervasiveness of precarity, but furthermore shows how those
entanglements with other agents, human or otherwise, that put us at
risk are also the connections that make living with (and through)
precariousness endurable.
In recent decades, green chemistry dominated the imagination of
sustainability scholars all over the world and was embraced by
leading global universities and companies. This new concept is
supposed to address the environmental crisis by making chemistry
safer and less polluting. And yet, under this seemingly
straightforward success story hides a tangled and ambiguous
reality: alternative frameworks, shoddy greenness criteria, and
power struggles. This book retraces the history of the green
chemistry concept and critically assesses its claims and dominant
narratives about it. It is an indispensable guide for all those
interested in the challenges of sustainability, whether they have
background in chemistry or not. Its underlying question is: is
green chemistry really that green?
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Thinking Woman
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Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth
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