Land Use

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Nature at Home

A Social Ecology of Postwar Landscape Design

From: The Culture of Nature

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The author explores post-second world war landscape design, including the explosion of suburbs and the gendered nature of the urban environment. The chapter includes 13 photos and images. 32 $3.20 Add
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Overpowered

The Fine Mess We've Gotten Ourselves Into

From: Power

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In this chapter the author focuses primarily on power dilemmas that are less frequently discussed, but that may be even more important for us to understand, especially in the 21st century. These … 60 $6.00 Add
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Value-Chain Control

Relations of Debt and Dependency

From: The Political Economy of Agrarian Extractivism

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Industrial Value-Chain Agriculture and Transnational Capital Control Grabbing and the Spatio-Temporal Fix Conclusion 15 $1.50 Add
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Agrarian Extractivism and the Politics of Control

From: The Political Economy of Agrarian Extractivism

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Extractivism, Neo-Extractivism and Agrarian Extractivism Agrarian Extractivism in Bolivia Agrarian Extractivism and the Politics of Control Conclusion 32 $3.20 Add
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Looking at the Non-Human

Nature Movies and TV

From: The Culture of Nature

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This chapter provides a history of nature movies and television, from National Geographic to Disney to Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom andincludes nine photos and images. 42 $4.20 Add
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Optimum Power

Sustaining Our Power Over Time

From: Power

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This chapter makes the case that we humans are capable of controlling our thirst for power, and we have a long history of doing so. Moreover, that capacity is rooted in similar behavior expressed … 51 $5.10 Add
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Towards Neoextractivism in Extremis

From: Development in Latin America

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"If They Don’t Farm It, They Should Not Own It"

Land Investments and the Divisions of Farming

From: Divided

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This essay examines patterns of land ownership in Saskatchewan, where outside investors are buying up more and more farmland. 11 $1.10 Add
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Conclusion

From: The Political Economy of Agrarian Extractivism

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New Dynamics of Control, Exclusion and Extraction The Politics of Control: Power, Access and the State Trajectories of Agrarian Change: Lessons and Implications Epilogue 12 $1.20 Add
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Technological Utopias

World's Fairs and Theme Parks

From: The Culture of Nature

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The author explores World’s Fairs and theme parks, including Expo 67 (Montreal) and Expo 86 (Vancouver), to examine the process of technological development and its consequences on the … 38 $3.80 Add
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The End of the Commodities Boom and the Progressive Cycle, and the Creation of New Dependencies

From: Development in Latin America

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The Future of Power

Learning to Live Happily Within Limits

From: Power

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In the concluding chapter, Heinberg explores the territory between human self-annihilation and sufficient self-restraint. 63 $6.30 Add
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City and Country

From: The Culture of Nature

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The author analyzes the blurring of rural and urban identities in popular culture, including an examination of mainstream advertisements. The chapter includes 10 photos and images. 31 $3.10 Add