The papers in this volume push the study of the multifaceted
nature-society relationship and the socioeconomic consequences of
human dependence on nature forward in a variety of areas. In the
first section, "Theoretical Foundations," the five chapters lay out
theoretical models for examining the nature-society relationship.
The chapters examine the roles of material process, space, and time
in shaping social processes of economic ascent and long term
hegemonic change, as well as the role of the analysis of raw
materials in environmental sociology.
In the second section, "Commodities, Extraction and Frontiers,"
a series of case studies covering a range of industries, locations
and historical periods present a variety of applications of the
political economy of natural resources to critical issues regarding
commodities, extraction and frontiers. The case study industries
include oil, steel, transport, furs, sugar and Brazil nuts, and the
chapters examine regions in Latin America, North America, and
Asia.
In the third section, "Connecting Political and Economic
Change," four chapters focus on the relationship between raw
materials, economic change, and socioeconomic change. These
chapters examine long term economic and political change and the
relationship between political and economic change in Latin America
and Africa.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
