Different Shades of Green African Literature, Environmental Justice, and Political Ecology |
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| Author:
| Caminero-Santangelo, Byron |
| Series title: | Under the Sign of Nature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3605-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.50USD $59.50 |
Book Description:
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Engaging important discussions about social conflict, environmental change, and imperialism in Africa, Different Shades of Green points to legacies of African environmental writing, often neglected as a result of critical perspectives shaped by dominant Western conceptions of nature and environmentalism. Drawing on an interdisciplinary framework and writing by African environmental activists, Byron Caminero-Santangelo highlights how African writers have challenged unjust, ecologically...
More DescriptionEngaging important discussions about social conflict, environmental change, and imperialism in Africa, Different Shades of Green points to legacies of African environmental writing, often neglected as a result of critical perspectives shaped by dominant Western conceptions of nature and environmentalism. Drawing on an interdisciplinary framework and writing by African environmental activists, Byron Caminero-Santangelo highlights how African writers have challenged unjust, ecologically destructive forms of imperial development and resource extraction.