The Violence of Climate Change Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists |
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| Author:
| O'Brien, Kevin J. |
| Contribution by:
| O'Brien, Kevin J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62616-435-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2017 |
| Publisher: | Georgetown University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Climate change is viewed as a primarily scientific, economic, or political issue. While acknowledging the legitimacy of these perspectives, the author argues that we should respond to climate change first and foremost as a case of systematic and structural violence.
Climate change is viewed as a primarily scientific, economic, or political issue. While acknowledging the legitimacy of these perspectives, the author argues that we should respond to climate change first and foremost as a case of systematic and structural violence.