Humanity's last stand : confronting global catastrophe / Mark Schuller ; foreword by Cynthia McKinney.

Format:

Datafile

Author/Creator:

Schuller, Mark, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements.

Social justice.

Environmental justice.

Anti-globalization movement.

Human rights--Anthropological aspects.

Human rights.

Empathy--Political aspects.

Empathy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 241 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Are we as a species headed toward extinction? How can humanity survive these increasingly terrifying assaults? Humanity's Last Stand dares to ask big questions, discussing three urgent contemporary issues of climate change, migration, and white supremacy. The book argues that an anthropological imagination is needed now more than ever, since contemporary issues are manifestations of global capitalism, built on Indigenous genocide and plantation slavery. The book argues for developing a "radical empathy" and lays the groundwork for solidarity in struggle. Humanity's Last Stand offers the reader tools to get out of the trap of the defensive "whack-a-mole" approach to activism and shows how to move beyond being "allies" and into "accomplices;" how to recognize shared self-interest and work toward a more inclusive vision of humanity. Accessible to introductory students and students of life, Humanity's Last Stand is well-researched, citing not only current scholarship by anthropologists of color but also movement actors"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Praise

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword by Cynthia McKinney

Preface

Introduction: Careening toward Extinction

1. Structuring Solidarity: Uncovering Our Connections

2. Dismantling White Supremacy

3. Climate Justice versus the Anthropocene

4. Humanity on the Move: Justice and Migration

5. Dismantling the Ivory Tower

Conclusion: Anthropolitics

Notes

References

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781978820890

1978820895