Environmental Winds: Making the Global in Southwest China
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520276205 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Its delightful ethnographic insights and sharp concepts will be of great value in introducing new ways of thinking about China.". "A well-crafted and lucidly written book
Outstanding ethnography of the local and the global This is an outstanding ethnography of the relationship between local communities, international environmental organizations, and the local and national Chinese state in the Sipsong Panna region of southern Yunnan. It shows, in clear language, just how these three actors have interacted in the context of global and local environmental politics. Its example of how the local and global interact in environmental matters, and its example of well-written ethnography, should be valuable to anyone interested in international environmental matters.
Environmental Winds challenges the notion that globalized social formations emerged solely in the Global North prior to impacting the Global South. Instead, such formations have been constituted, transformed, and propelled through diverse, site-specific social interactions that complicate and defy divisions between 'global' and 'local.' The book brings the reader into the lives of Chinese scientists, officials, villagers, and expatriate conservationists who were caught up in environmental trends over the past 25 years. Hathaway reveals how global environmentalism has been enacted and altered in China, often with unanticipated effects, such as the rise of indigenous rights, or the reconfiguration of human/animal relationships, fostering what rural villagers refer to as the revenge of wild elephants.”