Title Environmental winds : making the global in southwest China / Michael J. Hathaway

Published Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations, maps Contents 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 Summary "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.""-- Provided by publisher "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"-- Provided by publisher Analysis agriculture agroforestry animals anthropology asian history business development chinese scientists conservation engaging environmental trends environmental expatriate conservationists global environmentalism global globalized social formations historical history human animal relationships indigenous rights nature social science sustainable businesses unanticipated effects Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Environmentalism -- China, Southwest Environmental protection -- China, Southwest Globalization -- China, Southwest SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. HISTORY -- Asia -- General. NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General. Ecology Environmental protection Environmentalism Globalization SUBJECT China, Southwest -- Environmental conditions Subject Southwest China Form Electronic book LC no. 2013005896 ISBN 0520956761 9780520956766 1299718213 9781299718210 0520276191 9780520276192 0520276205 9780520276208

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