Challenging Legitimacy at the Precipice of Energy Calamity
Author | : Debra J. Davidson |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2011-08-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781461402879 |
ISBN-13 | : 1461402875 |
Rating | : 4/5 (875 Downloads) |
Download or read book Challenging Legitimacy at the Precipice of Energy Calamity written by Debra J. Davidson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human history has often been described as a progressive relinquishment from environmental constraints. Now, it seems, we have come full circle. The ecological irrationalities associated with industrial societies have a lengthy history, and our purpose in the proposed book is not to catalogue this litany of wrongs. Rather, this book is about political responses to global environmental crisis at a crucial turning point in history, by focusing on the political discourses surrounding the tar sands in Alberta, Canada.