The work that plants do :: life, labour and the future of vegetal economies /

"Whether driven by developments in plant science, bio-philosophy, or broader societal dynamics, plants have to respond to a litany of environmental, social, and economic challenges. This collection explores the `work' that plants do in contemporary capitalism, examining how vegetal life is...

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Weitere Verfasser: Ernwein, Marion (HerausgeberIn, MitwirkendeR), Ginn, Franklin (HerausgeberIn, MitwirkendeR), Palmer, James (Lecturer in Environmental Governance) (HerausgeberIn, MitwirkendeR), Atchison, Jennifer (MitwirkendeR), Brice, Jeremy, 1986- (MitwirkendeR), Dalyan, Can (MitwirkendeR), Letouzey, Emilie (MitwirkendeR), Margulies, Jared (MitwirkendeR), Mustafa, Daanish (MitwirkendeR), Perkins, Harold Alan, 1975- (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bielefeld : Transcript, [2021]
Schriftenreihe:Sozial- und Kulturgeographie ; Bd. 45.
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Zusammenfassung:"Whether driven by developments in plant science, bio-philosophy, or broader societal dynamics, plants have to respond to a litany of environmental, social, and economic challenges. This collection explores the `work' that plants do in contemporary capitalism, examining how vegetal life is enrolled in processes of value creation, social reproduction, and capital accumulation. Bringing together insights from geography, anthropology, and the environmental humanities, the contributors contend that attention to the diverse capacities and agencies of plants can both enrich understandings of capitalist economies, and also catalyze new forms of resistance to their logics"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:9783839455340
3839455340
ISSN:2703-1659

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