Environment and Society - Socionatural Relations in the Anthropocene (Paperback, 2015 ed.)

This short book sets out to explore the concept of nature in the context of a changing reality, in which the extent of our transformation of the environment has become evident: What is nature and to what extent has humanity transformed it? How do nature and society relate to one another? What does the idea of a sustainable society entail and how can nature be understood as a political subject? What is the Anthropocene and how does it affect nature as both an idea and a material entity? Has nature perhaps "ended?" In addressing these questions, the author delivers a concise but meaningful study of contemporary understandings of nature, one that goes beyond the limits posed by a single discipline. Adopting a truly comprehensive perspective, the work incorporates classical disciplines such as philosophy, evolutionary theory and the history of ideas; new and mixed approaches ranging from environmental sociology to neurobiology and ecological economics and the emerging area of the environmental humanities and represents a growing branch of political thought that views nature as a new political subject.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Political Science
Release date:	March 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Manuel Arias-Maldonado
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	131
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-15951-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > Environment law Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	3-319-15951-8
Barcode:	9783319159515

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