Dispossession and the Environment
Author | : Paige West |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2016-10-11 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780231541923 |
ISBN-10 | : 0231541929 |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dispossession and the Environment written by Paige West and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When journalists, developers, surf tourists, and conservation NGOs cast Papua New Guineans as living in a prior nature and prior culture, they devalue their knowledge and practice, facilitating their dispossession. Paige West's searing study reveals how a range of actors produce and reinforce inequalities in today's globalized world. She shows how racist rhetorics of representation underlie all uneven patterns of development and seeks a more robust understanding of the ideological work that capital requires for constant regeneration.