'[A] solid demonstration of the contributions of
anthropology to understanding and developing solutions
to environmental problems' - "Environmental
Conservation". "The Environment in Anthropology"
presents ecology and current environmental studies from
an anthropological point of view. From the classics to
the most current scholarship, this book connects the
theory and practice in environment and anthropology,
giving readers a strong intellectual foundation as well
as offering practical tools for solving environmental
problems. Haenn and Wilk pose the most urgent questions
of environmental protection: how are environmental
problems mediated by cultural values; what are the
environmental effects of urbanization; when do
environmentalists get in conflict with indigenous
peoples; and, how can we assess the impact of
'environmentally correct' businesses such as the Body
Shop. They also cover the fundamental topics of
population growth, large scale development, biodiversity
conservation, sustainable environmental management,
indigenous groups, consumption, and globalization.
Balancing landmark essays with cutting-edge scholarship,
bridging theory and practice, and offering suggestions
for further reading and new directions for research,
"The Environment in Anthropology" is the ideal
introduction to a burgeoning field. Contributors
include: J. Peter Brosius, Billie DeWalt, Arturo
Escobar, Akhil Gupta, Caren Kaplan, Conrad Kottak, David
Maybury-Lewis, B.J. McCay, Kay Milton, Virginia Nazarea,
Robert Netting, Vandana Shiva, Julian Steward, and Susan
C. Stonich.
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