Liberation Ecologies: Environment, Development and Social Movements

Liberation Ecologies: Environment, Development and Social Movements by Peet, Richard. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780415133623.

Liberation Ecologies brings together some of the most exciting theorists in the field to explore the impact of political ecology in todays developing world. The book casts new light on the crucial interrelations of development, social movements and the environment in the South - the bigger half of our planet - and raises questions and hopes about change on the global scale. The in-depth case material is drawn from across the Developing World, from Latin America, Africa and Asia. The issues raised in contemporary political, economic and social theory are illustrated through these case studies. Ultimately, Liberation Ecologies questions what we understand by development, be it mainstream or alternative, and seeks to renew our sense of natures range of possibilities.