Environmental winds : making the global in southwest China / Michael J. Hathaway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hathaway, Michael J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentalism--China, Southwest.

Environmentalism.

Environmental protection--China, Southwest.

Environmental protection.

Globalization--China, Southwest.

Globalization.

China, Southwest--Environmental conditions.

China, Southwest.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Environmental Winds challenges the notion that globalized social formations emerged solely in the Global North prior to impacting the Global South. Instead, such formations have been constituted, transformed, and propelled through diverse, site-specific social interactions that complicate and defy divisions between 'global' and 'local.' The book brings the reader into the lives of Chinese scientists, officials, villagers, and expatriate conservationists who were caught up in environmental trends over the past 25 years. Hathaway reveals how global environmentalism has been enacted and altered in China, often with unanticipated effects, such as the rise of indigenous rights, or the reconfiguration of human/animal relationships, fostering what rural villagers refer to as "the revenge of wild elephants."

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Environmental Winds

2. Fleeting Intersections and Transnational Work

3. The Art of Engagement

4. Making an Indigenous Space

5. On the Backs of Elephants

Conclusion

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780520276208

0520276205

9780520956766

0520956761

OCLC:

852656969