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This timely and important scholarship advances an empirical
understanding of Canada's contemporary "Indian" problem. Where the
Waters Divide is one of the few book monographs that analyze how
contemporary neoliberal reforms (in the manner of de-regulation,
austerity measures, common sense policies, privatization, etc.) are
woven through and shape contemporary racial inequality in Canadian
society. Using recent controversies in drinking water contamination
and solid waste and sewage pollution, Where the Waters Divide
illustrates in concrete ways how cherished notions of liberalism
and common sense reform - neoliberalism - also constitute a
particular form of racial oppression and white privilege. Where the
Waters Divide brings together theories and concepts from four
disciplines - sociology, geography, Aboriginal studies, and
environmental studies - to build critical insights into the race
relational aspects of neoliberal reform. In particular, the book
argues that neoliberalism represents a key moment in time for the
racial formation in Canada, one that functions not through overt
forms of state sanctioned racism, as in the past, but via the
morality of the marketplace and the primacy of individual solutions
to modern environmental and social problems. Furthermore,
Mascarenhas argues, because most Canadians are not aware of this
pattern of laissez faire racism, and because racism continues to be
associated with intentional and hostile acts, Canadians can
dissociate themselves from this form of economic racism, all the
while ignoring their investment in white privilege. Where the
Waters Divide stands at a provocative crossroads. Disciplinarily,
it is where the social construction of water, an emerging theme
within Cultural Studies and Environmental Sociology, meets the
social construction of expertise - one of the most contentious
areas within the social sciences. It is also where the political
economy of natural resources, an emerging theme in Development and
Globalization Studies, meets the Politics of Race Relations - an
often-understudied area within Environmental Studies. Conceptually,
the book stands where the racial formation associated with natural
resources reform is made and re-made, and where the dominant form
of white privilege is contrasted with anti-neoliberal social
movements in Canada and across the globe.
This timely and important scholarship advances an empirical
understanding of Canada's contemporary "Indian" problem. Where the
Waters Divide is one of the few book monographs that analyze how
contemporary neoliberal reforms (in the manner of de-regulation,
austerity measures, common sense policies, privatization, etc.) are
woven through and shape contemporary racial inequality in Canadian
society. Using recent controversies in drinking water contamination
and solid waste and sewage pollution, Where the Waters Divide
illustrates in concrete ways how cherished notions of liberalism
and common sense reform - neoliberalism - also constitute a
particular form of racial oppression and white privilege. Where the
Waters Divide brings together theories and concepts from four
disciplines - sociology, geography, Aboriginal studies, and
environmental studies - to build critical insights into the race
relational aspects of neoliberal reform. In particular, the book
argues that neoliberalism represents a key moment in time for the
racial formation in Canada, one that functions not through overt
forms of state sanctioned racism, as in the past, but via the
morality of the marketplace and the primacy of individual solutions
to modern environmental and social problems. Furthermore,
Mascarenhas argues, because most Canadians are not aware of this
pattern of laissez faire racism, and because racism continues to be
associated with intentional and hostile acts, Canadians can
dissociate themselves from this form of economic racism, all the
while ignoring their investment in white privilege. Where the
Waters Divide stands at a provocative crossroads. Disciplinarily,
it is where the social construction of water, an emerging theme
within Cultural Studies and Environmental Sociology, meets the
social construction of expertise - one of the most contentious
areas within the social sciences. It is also where the political
economy of natural resources, an emerging theme in Development and
Globalization Studies, meets the Politics of Race Relations - an
often-understudied area within Environmental Studies. Conceptually,
the book stands where the racial formation associated with natural
resources reform is made and re-made, and where the dominant form
of white privilege is contrasted with anti-neoliberal social
movements in Canada and across the globe.
Soaring poverty levels and 24-hour media coverage of global
disasters have caused a surge in the number of international
non-governmental organizations that address suffering on a massive
scale. But how are these new global networks transforming the
politics and power dynamics of humanitarian policy and practice? In
New Humanitarianism and the Crisis of Charity, Michael Mascarenhas
considers that issue using water management projects in India and
Rwanda as case studies. Mascarenhas analyzes the complex web of
agreements -both formal and informal-that are made between
businesses, governments, and aid organizations, as well as the
contradictions that arise when capitalism meets humanitarianism.
Soaring poverty levels and 24-hour media coverage of global
disasters have caused a surge in the number of international
non-governmental organizations that address suffering on a massive
scale. But how are these new global networks transforming the
politics and power dynamics of humanitarian policy and practice? In
New Humanitarianism and the Crisis of Charity, Michael Mascarenhas
considers that issue using water management projects in India and
Rwanda as case studies. Mascarenhas analyzes the complex web of
agreements -both formal and informal-that are made between
businesses, governments, and aid organizations, as well as the
contradictions that arise when capitalism meets humanitarianism.
Lessons in Environmental Justice provides an entry point to the
field by bring together the works of individuals who are creating a
new and vibrant wave of environmental justice scholarship.
methodology, and activism. The 18 essays in this collection explore
a wide range of controversies and debates, from the U.S. and other
societies.
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