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Energies Beyond the State
Anarchist Political Ecology and the Liberation of Nature
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Energies Beyond the State
Anarchist Political Ecology and the Liberation of Nature
About this book
Resource and environmental management generally entail an attempt by governing authorities to dominate, reroute, and tame the natural flows of water, the growth of forests, manage the populations of non-human bodies, and control nature more generally. Often this is done under the mantle of conservation, economic development, and sustainable management, but still involves a quest to "civilize" and control all aspects of nature for a specific purpose.
The results of this form of environmental management and governance are many, but by and large, across the globe, it has meant governments construct a specific idea regarding nature and the environment. These forms of control also extend beyond the natural environment, allowing for particular methods of managing human and non-human populations in order to maintain power and enact sovereignty.
This volume contributes to advancing an 'ecology of freedom,' which can critique current anthropocentric environmental destruction, as well as focusing on environmental justice and decentralized ecological governance. While concentrating on these areas of anarchist political ecology, three major themes emerged from the chapters: the legacies of colonialism that continue to echo in current resource management and governance practices, the necessity of overcoming human/nature dualisms for environmental justice and sustainability, and finally discussions and critiques of extractivism as a governing and economic mentality.
The results of this form of environmental management and governance are many, but by and large, across the globe, it has meant governments construct a specific idea regarding nature and the environment. These forms of control also extend beyond the natural environment, allowing for particular methods of managing human and non-human populations in order to maintain power and enact sovereignty.
This volume contributes to advancing an 'ecology of freedom,' which can critique current anthropocentric environmental destruction, as well as focusing on environmental justice and decentralized ecological governance. While concentrating on these areas of anarchist political ecology, three major themes emerged from the chapters: the legacies of colonialism that continue to echo in current resource management and governance practices, the necessity of overcoming human/nature dualisms for environmental justice and sustainability, and finally discussions and critiques of extractivism as a governing and economic mentality.
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Yes, you can access Energies Beyond the State by Jennifer Mateer,Simon Springer,Martin Locret-Collet,Maleea Acker in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Political Economy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Anarchism, Political Ecology and Environmental Management beyond the State
- Legacies of Colonialism and Environmental Imperialism
- Overcoming Human/Nature Dualisms
- The Harms of Extractivism
- Structure of the Book
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 1: Panoptic Geography: Humans and Nature under Surveillance
- Chapter 2: Uranium: Capitalism, Colonialism and Ecology
- Chapter 3: Moving beyond Borders: Anarchist Political Ecology and Environmental Displacement
- Chapter 4: Questioning Capitalistic Power Structures: A Way to Reconnect People with Lands?
- Chapter 5: When the Wolf Guards the Sheep: The Industrial Machine through Green Extractivism in Germany and Mexico
- Chapter 6: Dismantling the Dam Hierarchies
- Chapter 7: The Conservation of Anarchy: Ethnographic Reflections on Forest Policies and Resource Use
- Chapter 8: Blockading Hamburg: Green Syndicalism vs G20
- Chapter 9: Rising above the Thinking behind Climate Change: World Ecology and Worker’s Control
- Chapter 10: The Soft Hand of Capital
- Index