Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor |
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| Author:
| Nixon, Rob |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-07234-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.00 |
Book Description:
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"Slow violence" from climate change, toxic drift, deforestation, oil spills, and the environmental aftermath of war occurs gradually and often invisibly. Rob Nixon focuses on the inattention we have paid to the lethality of many environmental crises, in contrast with the sensational, spectacle-driven messaging that impels public activism today.
"Slow violence" from climate change, toxic drift, deforestation, oil spills, and the environmental aftermath of war occurs gradually and often invisibly. Rob Nixon focuses on the inattention we have paid to the lethality of many environmental crises, in contrast with the sensational, spectacle-driven messaging that impels public activism today.