Environmental Change and the World's Futures
Ecologies, ontologies and mythologies
Climate change and ecological instability have the potential to disrupt human societies and their futures. Cultural, social and ethical life in all societies is directed towards a future that can never be observed, and never be directly acted upon, and yet is always interacting with us. Thinking and acting towards the future involves efforts of imagination that are linked to our sense of being in the world and the ecological pressures we experience. The three key ideas of this book - ecologies, ontologies and mythologies - help us understand the ways people in many different societies attempt to predict and shape their futures. Each chapter p…
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Weitere Autoren: Connor, Linda H. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-317-69081-8
- EAN: 9781317690818
- Produktnummer: 19573082
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 300 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'722 KB
- Abbildungen: 13 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 9 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 3 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 1 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
Über den Autor
Jonathan Paul Marshall is a senior research associate for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.Linda H. Connor is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Sydney, Australia.
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