Climate Change and Genocide - Environmental Violence in the 21st Century (Hardcover)

Climate change caused by human activity is the most fundamental challenge facing mankind in the 21st century, since it will drastically alter the living conditions of millions of people, mainly in the Global South. Environmental violence, including resource crises such as peak fossil fuel, will lie at the heart of future conflicts. However, Genocide Studies have so far neglected this subject, due to the emphasis that traditional genocide scholarship places on ideology and legal prosecution, leading to a narrow understanding of the driving forces of genocide. This books aims at changing this, initiating a dialogue between scholars working in the areas of climate change and genocide. Research into genocide as well as climate change is a highly interdisciplinary endeavour, transcending the boundaries of established disciplines. Contributions to this book address this by approaching the subject from a wide array of methodological, theoretical, disciplinary and regional perspectives. As all the contributions show, climate change is a major threat multiplier for violence or non-violent destruction and any understanding of prevention needs to take this into account. They offer a basis for much needed Critical Prevention Studies, which aims at sustainable prevention. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Human Rights.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2015
First published:	2015
Editors:	Jurgen Zimmerer
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	134
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-88642-1
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN:	1-138-88642-4
Barcode:	9781138886421

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