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

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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
Binding Kindle Edition
Edition Tra
EISBN 9781784780814
Format Kindle eBook
Label Verso
Manufacturer Verso
NumberOfPages 320
PublicationDate 2016-02-09
Publisher Verso
ReleaseDate 2016-02-09
Studio Verso

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Tra
EISBN	9781784780814
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Verso
Manufacturer	Verso
NumberOfPages	320
PublicationDate	2016-02-09
Publisher	Verso
ReleaseDate	2016-02-09
Studio	Verso

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

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