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1	Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility more books like this by Ted Nordhaus, Michael Shellenberger add to wishlist In this eagerly awaited follow-up to the authors original, controversial essay, The Death of Environmentalism, Shellenberger and Nordhaus present an expansive and eloquent manifesto for political change. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Politics of Nature: How to Bring the Sciences Into Democracy more books like this by Bruno Latour, Professor Catherine Porter (Translator) add to wishlist A major work by one of the more innovative thinkers of our time, Politics of Nature does nothing less than establish the conceptual context for political ecology - transplanting the terms of ecology into more fertile philosophical soil than its proponents have thus far envisioned. Bruno Latour announces his project dramatically: "Political ecology ... see all copies from $17.60! new only from $23.12! \| first editions
3	Break Through: Why We Can't Leave Saving the Planet to Environmentalists more books like this by Ted Nordhaus, Michael Shellenberger add to wishlist Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger triggered a firestorm with the publication of Break Through, contending that the politics that dealt with acid rain and smog can't deal with global warming.The nations that ratified the Kyoto protocol have seen their greenhouse gas emissions go up, not down. And the destruction of tropical rain forests, a key ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.68! \| SVS
4	Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics more books like this by Rebecca Solnit add to wishlist Rebecca Solnit has made a vocation of journeying into difficult territory and reporting back, as an environmentalist, antiglobalization activist, and public intellectual. "Storming the Gates of Paradise", an anthology of her essential essays from the past ten years, takes the reader from the Pyrenees to the U.S.-Mexican border, from San Francisco ... see all copies from $6.85! new only from $12.45! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Bakairi Indians of Brazil: Politics, Ecology, and Change more books like this by Debra Picchi add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $58.58!
6	Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Systems of Humans and Nature more books like this by Lance Gunderson (Editor), Professor C S Holling (Editor) add to wishlist Bringing together leading thinkers on the subject, this book examines how to develop and examine the concept of panarchy, and to consider how it can be applied to human, natural, and human-natural systems. Throughout, contributors seek to identify adaptive approaches to management that recognize uncertainty and encourage innnovation while ... see all copies from $44.71! new only from $44.71! \| SVS
7	A Reenchanted World: The Quest for a New Kinship with Nature more books like this by James William Gibson add to wishlist In a surprising and enlightening investigation of modern society's rediscovery of the sacred in nature, an acclaimed sociologist reveals that the culture of enchantment is making an astonishing comeback. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $15.13! \| SVS
8	Go Green: How to Build an Earth-Friendly Community more books like this by Nancy H Taylor add to wishlist "Go Green" is an indispensable resource for the grown-up greenies who have accepted the philosophy and are ready to spread it - beyond just their own homes. "Go Green" offers user-friendly suggestions and case studies for individuals, schools, hospitals, businesses and communities on building or remodeling a green home, starting green programs in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Divided Natures: French Contributions to Political Ecology more books like this by Kerry H Whiteside add to wishlist In this text Kerry Whiteside introduces the work of a range of French ecological theorists to an English-speaking audience. He shows how thinkers in France and in English-speaking countries have produced different strains of ecological thought and suggests that the work of French ecological theorists could lessen pervasive tensions in Anglophone ... see all copies from $3.26! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
10	Political Nature: Environmentalism and the Interpretation of Western Thought more books like this by John M Meyer add to wishlist Concern over environmental problems is prompting us to reexamine established thinking about society and politics. The challenge is to find a way for the public's concern for the environment to become more integral to social, economic, and political decision making. Two interpretations have dominated Western portrayals of the nature-politics ... see all copies from $19.88! new only from $19.88!
11 view cover	Third World Political Ecology more books like this by Raymond Bryant, Sinead Bailey add to wishlist An effective response to contemporary environmental problems demands an approach that integrates political, economic and ecological issues. This volume provides an introduction to the political economy of environmental change in the Third World. The authors review the historical development of the field, explain what is distinctive about Third ... see all copies from $12.41! new only from $52.25! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Logic of Sufficiency more books like this by Thomas Princen add to wishlist Builds sufficiency as a principle for sustainability with concepts and case studies and shows how seeking enough when more is possible is intuitive, rational and ethical. What if modern society put a priority on the material security of its citizens and the ecological integrity of its resource base? What if it took ecological constraint as a given ... see all copies from $10.34! new only from $24.89! \| SVS
13 view cover	Political Theory and the Ecological Challenge more books like this by Andrew P Dobson (Editor), Robyn Eckersley (Editor) add to wishlist In recent years the engagement between the environmental 'agenda' and mainstream political theory has become increasingly widespread and profound. Each has affected the other in palpable and important ways, and it makes increasing sense for political theorists in each camp to engage with one another. This book draws together the threads of this ... see all copies from $19.98! new only from $22.88! \| first editions
14 view cover	Rethinking Green Politics: Nature, Virtue and Progress more books like this by John Barry add to wishlist W. J. M. MacKenzie Prize winner for the best book in Political Science published in 1999 'Of the sixteen books submitted, some of high quality, this one was agreed to be in a class of its own!. The book breaks new ground in 'green' political theory, and in an engaging manner, educates those anxious to be good citizens and challenges those ... see all copies from $14.32! new only from $42.37! \| first editions
15 view cover	Firewater more books like this by Edward Stone Cohen add to wishlist "Eccentric, hilarious. . . . This may not be the first environmental novel, but it's the first one that produces belly laughs."-Mary Bringle, author of "Murder Most Gentrified" "Firewater" is a brutally funny environmental suspense novel featuring Chief Shelldrake, favorite son for the U.S. presidency and last hope for the world's survival. A ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Promise of Green Politics - PB more books like this by Douglas Torgerson, Douglas Torgerson add to wishlist Our present political system is dominated by business news and the stock market. But those in support of green politics ask whether human profit should continue to be the bottom line of political deliberations or whether it is time for the interests of the natural world to combine with or even displace them. In "The Promise of Green Politics", ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $12.56!
17 view cover	Environmental Citizenship more books like this by Andrew P Dobson (Editor) add to wishlist A multidisciplinary consideration of how effective environmental citizenship can be in achieving sustainability, with theoretical, practical, and ethnographic perspectives. Promoting environmental citizenship as a path to achieving sustainability - encouraging people to act according to the public environmental good - offers an alternative to the ... see all copies from $16.87! new only from $18.43! \| SVS
18 view cover	Explorations in Environmental Political Theory: Thinking about What We Value more books like this by Joel J Kassiola (Editor) add to wishlist The contributors to this volume focus on the political and value issues that, in their shared view, underlie the global environmental crisis facing us today. They argue that only by transforming our dominant values, social institutions and way of living can we avoid ecological disaster. see all copies from $8.64! new only from $60.36! \| first editions
19 view cover	Sustainability and Security Within Liberal Societies: Learning to Live with the Future more books like this by Stephen Gough (Editor), Andrew Stables (Editor) add to wishlist Much of the world will be living in broadly 'liberal' societies for the foreseeable future. Sustainability and security, however defined, must therefore be considered in the context of such societies, yet there is very little significant literature that does so. Indeed, much ecologically-oriented literature is overtly anti-liberal, as have been ... see all copies from $45.00! new only from $91.86!
20 view cover	Green Hopes more books like this by Alain Lipietz, Malcolm Slater (Translator) add to wishlist This book is a clear and vigorous manifesto for political ecology - a 'green' alternative to traditional political movements and doctrines. It examines the core values and principles which underline political ecology, as well as the key problems it must address if it is to become a force of hope for the future. Lipietz argues that, at the end of ... see all copies from $8.01! new only from $21.51! \| SVS
21 view cover	Green Gone Wild: Elevating Nature Above Human Rights more books like this by M David Stirling add to wishlist "Green Gone Wild" takes an in depth look at government confiscatory regulation of private property in the name of protecting so-called endangered plant and wildlife species that trample on Fifth Amendment guarantees. This book shines a spotlight on the extreme green movement that has cost many Americans their lives, jobs, and homes while saving ... see all copies from $8.37! new only from $13.00! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Nongovernmental Organizations in Environmental Struggles: Politics and the Making of Moral Capital in the Philippines more books like this by Raymond L Bryant add to wishlist Why are nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) so successful in today's world? How do they empower themselves? This insightful book provides important new perspectives on the strategic thinking of NGOs, the way they identify themselves, and how they behave. Raymond L. Bryant develops a novel theoretical perspective around the concept of moral ... see all copies from $24.67! new only from $24.67!
23 view cover	International Ecopolitical Theory: Critical Approaches more books like this by Eric Laferriere (Editor), Peter J Stoett (Editor) add to wishlist Few serious scholars or policymakers believe that the connection between environmental problems and International Relations (IR) can be ignored. The need to explore the links between ecological crises and global politics is commonly conceded. However, while environmental issues have been on the IR agenda for over two decades, many researchers ... see all copies from $15.82! new only from $24.18!
24 view cover	Ecological Politics and Democratic Theory: The Challenge to the Deliberative Ideal more books like this by Mathew Humphrey add to wishlist This volume examines the reasons why some despair at the prospects for an ecological form of democracy, and challenges the recent 'deliberative turn' in environmental political thought. Deliberative democracy has become popular for those seeking a reconciliation of these two forms of politics. Demand for equal access to a public forum in which the ... see all copies from $97.52! new only from $123.29! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Political Ecology: An Integrative Approach to Geography and Environment-Development Studies more books like this by Karl S Zimmerer, PhD (Editor), Thomas J Bassett, PhD (Editor) add to wishlist This volume offers an integrative perspective on the political and ecological processes shaping landscapes and resource use across the global north and south. Twelve case studies demonstrate how contemporary geographical theories and methods contribute to understanding key environment-and-development issues and working toward effective policies. see all copies from $25.74! new only from $37.82! \| first editions \| SVS

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