Synopsis
Climate change is the biggest moral problem of our time, as people who have contributed little to the pollution responsible for global warming are increasingly understood to be most vulnerable to the shifting environment around them. ""Boiling Point"" explores the lives of South Africans affected by this phenomenon: a rooibos tea farmer in the Northern Cape, a traditional fisherman on the West Coast, a farmer in the centre of the Free State's maize belt, a political refugee in Pietermaritzburg and a sangoma (traditional healer) in Limpopo mining country. These communities live on a knife-edge because of poverty and their dependence on an already capricious natural environment. ""Boiling Point"" considers what might happen to them as normal weather trends are amplified in a hotter world.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Leonie Joubert is a freelance science writer. She is the author of Scorched: South Africa’s changing climate (2006), which was awarded an honorary Sunday Times/Alan Paton Award, and Boiling Point: People in a changing climate (2008), based on research funded by the 2007 Ruth First Fellowship, both published by Wits University Press.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for Boiling Point: People in a Changing Climate
Seller Image
Boiling Point : People in a Changing Climate
Published by
Wits University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 1868144674
ISBN 13: 9781868144679
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. the wraps are shelf rubbed and bit knocked. minor marks. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # 78gn
Stock Image
Boiling Point: People in a Changing Climate
Published by
Witwatersrand Univ Pr, 2008
ISBN 10: 1868144674
ISBN 13: 9781868144679
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. a little edgeworn and a bit rubbed. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # ik74
Seller Image
Boiling Point
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. wraps are a bit creased. book is slightly knocked and wavy on the edges. otherwise clean and soundly bound. good copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # 7py
Seller Image
Boiling Point
Published by
Heinrich Boll Stiftung, 2008
ISBN 10: 1868144674
ISBN 13: 9781868144679
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Wraps are slightly shelf rubbed. Internally clean. Excellent binding. This book, an extension of the 2007 Ruth First Memorial Lecture, explores the lives of a few ordinary South Africans as climate change sets in.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # ohoi
Seller Image
Boiling Point
Published by
Heinrich Boll Stiftung, 2008
ISBN 10: 1868144674
ISBN 13: 9781868144679
Used
Soft cover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. The wraps are slightly shelf rubbed.Internally clean.Well bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # xm53
Seller Image
Boiling Point: People in a Changing Climate
Published by
Wits University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 1868144674
ISBN 13: 9781868144679
Used
Softcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. the wraps are slightly shelf rubbed, excellent binding.very good copy.inscribed and signed by the Author. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed. Seller Inventory # brki
Seller Image
Boiling Point: People in a Changing Climate [Signed]
Published by
Wits University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 1868144674
ISBN 13: 9781868144679
Used
Paperback
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. the wraps are shelf rubbed, 1 tear on the front part. inscribed and signed by author. all pages are clear and soundly bound. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed. Seller Inventory # a32aa
Stock Image
Boiling Point: People in a Changing Climate
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # Q06OS-00586