In both scientific research and public interest over the past two decades there has been a growing attention to environmental matters. This volume presents the views of a number of leading figures concerning the nature of environmental consciousness and the emergence of connections linking globalization (processes of intensifying social, political, and economic networks), globalism (our sense of the world as a whole), specific environments (such as rainforests or cities), and environmentalism (expressed in the activities of social movement organizations).
In both scientific research and public interest over the past two decades there has been a growing attention to environmental matters. This volume pre...
Following the financial crisis at the end of the twentieth century, regionalisms in the global political economy have evolved in a number of ways. This informative book brings together the leading scholars in the field to provide cutting edge analyses of contemporary regions and regionalist projects.
Providing an innovative integration of theoretical issues with sophisticated analyses of a wide range of international case studies, the chapters systematically consider the relationship between globalization, financial crisis, and regional projects. In combination, the...
Following the financial crisis at the end of the twentieth century, regionalisms in the global political economy have evolved in a number of ways. ...
Darrell A Posey died in March 2001 after a long and distinguished career in anthropology and ecology. KayapO Ethnoecology and Culture presents a selection of his writings that result from 25 years of work with the KayapO Indians of the Amazon Basin. These writings describe the dispersal of the KayapO sub-groups and explain how with this diaspora useful biological species and natural resource management strategies also spread. However the KayapO are threatened with extinction like many of the inhabitants of the Amazon basin. The author is adamant that it is no longer satisfactory for...
Darrell A Posey died in March 2001 after a long and distinguished career in anthropology and ecology. KayapO Ethnoecology and Culture present...
Darrell A. Posey, who died in 2001, was internationally known for his support of indigenous peoples and their natural habitats, and particularly for his pioneering work with the Kayapo people of Brazil. He was an organiser of the First International Congress of Ethnobiology which resulted in the Declaration of Belem: the first instance of an international scientific organisation recognizing an obligation to compensate native peoples for use of their knowledge and biological resources. In 1993, Posey received the United Nations Global 500 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Service to the...
Darrell A. Posey, who died in 2001, was internationally known for his support of indigenous peoples and their natural habitats, and particularly for h...
Weaving together philosophical, historical, legal, scientific and personal viewpoints, this book gives a rich sample of the vast web which makes up our cultural, spiritual and social diversity.
The volume highlights the central importance of cultural and spiritual values in the appreciation and preservation of all life and argues that these values give us a true reflection of worth. It demonstrates how many cultures see Nature as an extension of society, and how sensitive stewardship is an integral part of existence.
The book includes chapters on:...
Weaving together philosophical, historical, legal, scientific and personal viewpoints, this book gives a rich sample of the vast web which makes ...
