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The Social Lives of Land
From the shaping of new homelands in the Cherokee Nation
to the export of sand from Cambodia to shore up urban expansion in
Singapore, The Social Lives of
Land reveals the dynamics of contemporary
social and political change.
The editors of this volume bring together contributions from
across multiple disciplines and geographic locations. The
contributions showcase novel theoretical and empirical insights,
analyzing how people are living on, with, and from their land. From
Mozambique to India, Indonesia, Ecuador, and the colonial United
States, the scholars in this collection uncover histories and
retell stories with a focus on the lived experiences of rural and
urban land dispossession and repossession.
Contributors: Kati Álvarez, Clint Carroll, Flora Lu, Richard
Mbunda, Gregg Mitman, Paul Nadasdy, Robert Nichols, Andrew
Ofstehage, Laura Schoenberger, Kirsteen Shields, Emmanuel Sulle,
Erik Swyngedouw, Gabriela Valdivia, Katherine Verdery, Callum Ward,
Ciara Wirth, Emmanuel King Urey Yarkpawolo
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Future remains : a cabinet of curiosities for the Anthropocene
\"This dynamic entry in the burgeoning field of environmental humanities is built around fifteen objects that represent the scope and peril of the Anthropocene--among them a monkey wrench, a jar of beach sand, a Blackberry, a mirror, and a cryogenic freezer box. The objects are framed by six more expansive essays reflecting on the meanings of the Anthropocene for scholarship and the world ...\"--Provided by publisher.
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