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The Shock of the Anthropocene: The Earth, History and Us

The Shock of the Anthropocene: The Earth, History and Us

Dissecting the new theoretical buzzword of the â€œAnthropoceneâ€

The Earth has entered a new epoch: the Anthropocene. What we are facing is not only an environmental crisis, but a geological revolution of human origin. In two centuries, our planet has tipped into a state unknown for millions of years.

How did we get to this point? Refuting the convenient view of a â€œhuman speciesâ€ that upset the Earth system, unaware of what it was doing, this book proposes the first critical history of the Anthropocene, shaking up many accepted ideas: about our supposedly recent â€œenvironmental awareness,â€ about previous challenges to industrialism, about the manufacture of ignorance and consumerism, about so-called energy transitions, as well as about the role of the military in environmental destruction. In a dialogue between science and history, The Shock of the Anthropocene dissects a new theoretical buzzword and explores paths for living and acting politically in this rapidly developing geological epoch.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Hardcover
Color White
ReleaseDate 2016-01-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781784780791

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