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The Point Is To Change It

Geographies of Hope and Survival in an Age of Crisis
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Commissioned to celebrate the 40th year of Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography, this book evaluates the role of the critical social scientist and how the point of their work is not simply to interpret the world but to change it Brings together leading critical social scientists to consider the major challenges of our time and what is to be done about them Applies diagnostic and normative reasoning to momentous issues including the global economic crisis, transnational environmental problems, record levels of malnourishment, never ending wars, and proliferating natural disasters Theoretically diverse - a range of perspectives are put to work ranging from Marxism and feminism to anarchism The chapters comprise advanced but accessible analyses of the present and future world order

Author Biography:

Noel Castree is a Professor in the School of Environment andDevelopment, Manchester University. Paul Chatterton directs the MA for Social Activism at theUniversity of Leeds. Nik Heynen is an Associate Professor at the University ofGeorgia. Wendy Larner is a Professor of Geography at BristolUniversity who works on globalisation and gender. Melissa W. Wright is an Associate Professor in theGeography and Women's Studies at The Pennsylvania StateUniversity.
Release date NZ
April 13th, 2010
Audience
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Contributors
  • Edited by Melissa W. Wright
  • Edited by Nik Heynen
  • Edited by Noel Castree
  • Edited by Paul A. Chatterton
  • Edited by Wendy Larner
Pages
360
Dimensions
154x230x15
ISBN-13
9781405198349
Product ID
3776362

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