Sustaining Natures: An Environmental Anthropology Reader

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· University of Washington Press
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Highlights new directions in the field and topics of interest to undergraduate students

Environmental anthropology is at its best when firmly grounded in respectful and systematic ethnographic research and writing that spotlights uncommon perspectives on widely recognized issues confronting the world. Intentionally crafted for undergraduate course use in anthropology, geography, and environmental studies, Sustaining Natures showcases the best contemporary writing on nature and sustainability. With concise introductions and sample discussion questions, the editors guide readers through some of the field’s most pressing themes and debates, including farming, alternative energy, extractive industries, environmental justice, multispecies relationships, and urban ecology. This timely reader foregrounds diverse voices, views, and experiences of nature, from US corporate boardrooms to urban waste disposal sites in China, and moves environmental anthropology in new theoretical, methodological, and applied terrains.
Highlights new directions in the field and topics of interest to undergraduate students Environmental anthropology is at its best when firmly grounded in respectful and systematic ethnographic research and writing that spotlights uncommon perspectives on widely recognized issues confronting the ...

About the author

Sarah R. Osterhoudt is associate professor of anthropology at Indiana University and author of Vanilla Landscapes: Meaning, Memory, and the Cultivation of Place in Madagascar. K. Sivaramakrishnan is Dinakar Singh Professor of Anthropology, professor in the School of the Environment, and codirector of the program in agrarian studies at Yale University. His most recent books include Nature Conservation in the New Economy: People, Wildlife and the Law in India (edited with Ghazala Shahabuddin). Contributors: Vanessa Agard-Jones, Shaila Seshia Galvin, Radhika Govindrajan, Hi'ilei Julia Hobart, Cindy Isenhour, Myles Lennon, Dáilan J. Long, Dana E. Powell, John Charles Ryan, Sarah E. Vaughn, and Amy Zhang

Sarah R. Osterhoudt is associate professor of anthropology at Indiana University and author of Vanilla Landscapes: Meaning, Memory, and the Cultivation of Place in Madagascar. K. Sivaramakrishnan is Dinakar Singh Professor of Anthropology, professor in the School of the Environment, and codirecto...

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