World in Motion: The Globalization and the Environment Reader

Gary Kroll [Editor]; Richard Robbins [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0759110263 / ISBN 13: 9780759110267

Published by AltaMira Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: World in Motion: The Globalization and the Environment Reader
• Publisher: AltaMira Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0759110263
• ISBN 13: 9780759110267
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 16 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sociology

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Synopsis

The essays collected in World in Motion all address the same issue: The global paradox that modern prosperity has entailed extreme environmental degradation. Gary M. Kroll and Richard H. Robbins present readings covering all principal viewpoints on this matter, from the neoliberal belief that environmental and social problems can be fixed through a growing economy to the critics of globalization who equate growth with environmental degradation. This book asks an important question: Can we simply accelerate growth under the assumption that increased prosperity and new technologies will allow us to reverse environmental damage? Or do we need to transform our modes of living radically to maintain the health of the world around us?

About the Author

Gary M. Kroll is associate professor in the History Department of SUNY at Plattsburgh. Richard H. Robbins is University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Anthropology of SUNY at Plattsburgh.