In The Shadows Of The Tropics
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Author |
: James S. Duncan |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 229 |
Release |
: 2016-05-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317117735 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317117735 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis In the Shadows of the Tropics by : James S. Duncan
In this original work James Duncan explores the transformation of Ceylon during the mid-nineteenth century into one of the most important coffee growing regions of the world and investigates the consequent ecological disaster which erased coffee from the island. Using this fascinating case study by way of illustration, In the Shadows of the Tropics reveals the spatial unevenness and fragmentation of modernity through a focus on modern governmentality and biopower. It argues that the practices of colonial power, and the differences that race and tropical climates were thought to make, were central to the working out of modern governmental rationalities. In this context, the usefulness of Foucault's notions of biopower, discipline and governmentality are examined. The work contributes an important rural focus to current work on studies of governmentality in geography and offers a welcome non-state dimension by considering the role of the plantation economy and individual capitalists in the lives and deaths of labourers, the destabilization of subsistence farming and the aggressive re-territorialization of populations from India to Ceylon.
Author |
: James S. Duncan |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 212 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 131558820X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781315588209 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (0X Downloads) |
Synopsis In the Shadows of the Tropics by : James S. Duncan
Author |
: Mr James S Duncan |
Publisher |
: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 2012-11-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781409487548 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1409487547 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis In the Shadows of the Tropics by : Mr James S Duncan
In this original work James Duncan explores the transformation of Ceylon during the mid-nineteenth century into one of the most important coffee growing regions of the world and investigates the consequent ecological disaster which erased coffee from the island. Using this fascinating case study by way of illustration, In the Shadows of the Tropics reveals the spatial unevenness and fragmentation of modernity through a focus on modern governmentality and biopower. It argues that the practices of colonial power, and the differences that race and tropical climates were thought to make, were central to the working out of modern governmental rationalities. In this context, the usefulness of Foucault's notions of biopower, discipline and governmentality are examined. The work contributes an important rural focus to current work on studies of governmentality in geography and offers a welcome non-state dimension by considering the role of the plantation economy and individual capitalists in the lives and deaths of labourers, the destabilization of subsistence farming and the aggressive re-territorialization of populations from India to Ceylon.
Author |
: Christian Parenti |
Publisher |
: Bold Type Books |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2011-06-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781568586625 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1568586620 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tropic of Chaos by : Christian Parenti
From Africa to Asia and Latin America, the era of climate wars has begun. Extreme weather is breeding banditry, humanitarian crisis, and state failure. In Tropic of Chaos, investigative journalist Christian Parenti travels along the front lines of this gathering catastrophe--the belt of economically and politically battered postcolonial nations and war zones girding the planet's midlatitudes. Here he finds failed states amid climatic disasters. But he also reveals the unsettling presence of Western military forces and explains how they see an opportunity in the crisis to prepare for open-ended global counterinsurgency. Parenti argues that this incipient "climate fascism" -- a political hardening of wealthy states-- is bound to fail. The struggling states of the developing world cannot be allowed to collapse, as they will take other nations down as well. Instead, we must work to meet the challenge of climate-driven violence with a very different set of sustainable economic and development policies.
Author |
: E. L. GRANT. WATSON |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 103349691X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781033496916 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (1X Downloads) |
Synopsis SHADOW AND SUNLIGHT by : E. L. GRANT. WATSON
Author |
: Elliot Lovegood Grant Watson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 287 |
Release |
: 1922 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1465431 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Shadow and Sunlight by : Elliot Lovegood Grant Watson
Author |
: John P. Whitelaw |
Publisher |
: Comstock Publishing Associates |
Total Pages |
: 176 |
Release |
: 2022 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1501759469 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781501759468 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Elusive Birds of the Tropical Understory by : John P. Whitelaw
Elusive Birds of the Tropical Understory is an arresting visual trip to the unseen corners of the Neotropical forest understory. Edited by John P. Whitelaw, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Henry S. Pollock, and John W. Fitzpatrick, this book combines unique images of tropical birds with inspired essays by leaders in the world of modern ornithology. With one-of-a-kind photos of seldom-documented birds, the authors use photography as a conservation tool. Many of the birds are more often heard than seen?not much is known about some of them, and much of what we do know is found in historical natural history literature, not contemporary accounts. Due to dense vegetation, low light conditions, and the birds' furtive behavior and cryptic coloring, they are notoriously difficult to photograph. Yet, Elusive Birds of the Tropical Understory delves deep into the Panamanian forest understory to show why these birds should be included in discussion of the current conservation crisis. What these species lack in bright colors they make up for in distinctive behaviors, subtle plumage patterns, and ongoing mystery. Elusive Birds of the Tropical Understory invites and inspires naturalists of all ages to take a closer look at a fascinating assemblage of overlooked birds.
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: |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 117 |
Release |
: 1890 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:42652912 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Caught in the Tropics by :
Author |
: Francis Galton |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 386 |
Release |
: 1889 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105041544904 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa by : Francis Galton
Author |
: Alfred Russel Wallace |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 386 |
Release |
: 1878 |
ISBN-10 |
: NYPL:33433007667326 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tropical Nature, and Other Essays by : Alfred Russel Wallace