Environmental winds : making the global in southwest China /
Hathaway, Michael J.
Environmental winds : making the global in southwest China / Michael J. Hathaway. - 1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Environmental Winds; 2 Fleeting Intersections and Transnational Work; 3 The Art of Engagement; 4 Making an Indigenous Space; 5 On the Backs of Elephants; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
"The book 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.""-- "This is an ethnography of globalization with particular attention paid to how global environmentalism has been reshaping rural China over the past two decades, and how activities in that country have in turn reshaped global environmentalism itself. The book 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 will refer to as "the revenge of wild elephants." Intended audience: Undergrad and grad courses in Chinese Anthropology, Chinese history, Environmental Studies, environmental history, global environment, global studies"--
0520956761 (electronic bk.) 9780520956766 (electronic bk.) 1299718213 (electronic bk.) 9781299718210 (electronic bk.) 0520276191 9780520276192 0520276205 9780520276208 (hardback) (paperback)
503072 MIL 22573/ctt387bp1 JSTOR
Environmentalism--China, Southwest.
Environmental protection--China, Southwest.
Globalization--China, Southwest.
Environnementalisme--Chine (Sud-Ouest)
Environnement--Protection--Chine (Sud-Ouest)
Mondialisation--Chine (Sud-Ouest)
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
HISTORY--General.--Asia
NATURE--Environmental Conservation & Protection.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Real Estate--General.
Ecology.
Environmental protection.
Environmentalism.
Globalization.
China, Southwest--Environmental conditions.
Southwest China.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
GE199.C6 / H38 2013
333.7209513
Environmental winds : making the global in southwest China / Michael J. Hathaway. - 1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Environmental Winds; 2 Fleeting Intersections and Transnational Work; 3 The Art of Engagement; 4 Making an Indigenous Space; 5 On the Backs of Elephants; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
"The book 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.""-- "This is an ethnography of globalization with particular attention paid to how global environmentalism has been reshaping rural China over the past two decades, and how activities in that country have in turn reshaped global environmentalism itself. The book 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 will refer to as "the revenge of wild elephants." Intended audience: Undergrad and grad courses in Chinese Anthropology, Chinese history, Environmental Studies, environmental history, global environment, global studies"--
0520956761 (electronic bk.) 9780520956766 (electronic bk.) 1299718213 (electronic bk.) 9781299718210 (electronic bk.) 0520276191 9780520276192 0520276205 9780520276208 (hardback) (paperback)
503072 MIL 22573/ctt387bp1 JSTOR
Environmentalism--China, Southwest.
Environmental protection--China, Southwest.
Globalization--China, Southwest.
Environnementalisme--Chine (Sud-Ouest)
Environnement--Protection--Chine (Sud-Ouest)
Mondialisation--Chine (Sud-Ouest)
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
HISTORY--General.--Asia
NATURE--Environmental Conservation & Protection.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Real Estate--General.
Ecology.
Environmental protection.
Environmentalism.
Globalization.
China, Southwest--Environmental conditions.
Southwest China.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
GE199.C6 / H38 2013
333.7209513