{"product_id":"environments-natures-and-social-theory-towards-a-critical-hybridity-paperback","title":"Environments, Natures and Social Theory: Towards a Critical Hybridity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDamian White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlan Rudy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Gareau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom climate change to fossil fuel dependency, from the uneven effects of natural disasters to the loss of biodiversity: complex socio-environmental problems indicate the urgency for cross-disciplinary research into the ways in which the social, the natural and the technological are ever more entangled. This ground breaking text moves between environmental sociology and environmental geography, political and social ecology and critical design studies to provide a definitive mapping of the state of environmental social theory in the age of the anthropocene. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnvironments, Natures and Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e provokes dialogue and confrontation between critical political economists, actor network theorists, neo-Malthusians and environmental justice advocates. It maps out the new environmental politics of hybridity moving from hybrid neo-liberals to end times ecologists, from post environmentalists to cyborg eco-socialists. White, Rudy and Gareau insist on the necessity of a critical but optimistic hybrid politics, arguing that a more just, egalitarian, democratic and sustainable anthropocene is within our grasp. This will only be brought into being, however, by reclaiming, celebrating and channeling the reconstructive potential of entangled hybrid humans as inventive hominids, creative gardeners, critical publics and political agents. Written in an accessible style, \u003ci\u003eEnvironments, Natures and Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students across the social sciences.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom climate change to fossil fuel dependency, from the uneven effects of natural disasters to the loss of biodiversity: complex socio-environmental problems indicate the urgency for cross-disciplinary research into the ways in which the social, the natural and the technological are ever more entangled. This ground breaking text moves between environmental sociology and environmental geography, political and social ecology and critical design studies to provide a definitive mapping of the state of environmental social theory in the age of \u003cem\u003ethe anthropocene\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnvironments, Natures and Social Theory\u003c\/em\u003e provokes dialogue and confrontation between critical political economists, actor network theorists, neo-Malthusians and environmental justice advocates. It maps out the new environmental politics of hybridity moving from hybrid neo-liberals to end times ecologists, from post environmentalists to cyborg eco-socialists. White, Rudy and Gareau insist on the necessity of a critical but optimistic hybrid politics, arguing that a more just, egalitarian, democratic and sustainable anthropocene is within our grasp. This will only be brought into being, however, by reclaiming, celebrating and channeling the reconstructive potential of entangled hybrid humans as inventive hominids, creative gardeners, critical publics and political agents. Written in an accessible style, \u003cem\u003eEnvironments, Natures and Social Theory\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students across the social sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamian White is Head of the Department of History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences at the Rhode Island School of Design, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlan Rudy is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Central Michigan University, USA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrian Gareau is Associate Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Boston College, USA.\u003cbr\u003eDamian White is Head of the Department of History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences at the Rhode Island School of Design, USA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlan Rudy is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Central Michigan University, USA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrian Gareau is Associate Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Boston College, USA.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460130947250,"sku":"9780230241046","price":104.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d6dbc2a68809e6af6c86c6819d433947.webp?v=1778911105","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/environments-natures-and-social-theory-towards-a-critical-hybridity-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}