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This book explores the broader question of what it means to "live with" toxicity as a condition of life, particularly for disadvantaged communities in India. Mathur argues that the geographically uneven exposure to toxicity is a deliberate strategy of global neoliberalism to ensure that power is concentrated in the hands of the few.
Addresses the problems of the twenty-first century and the millennium beyond. This book provides a defence of scientific naturalism and technology. It recommends long-range attainable goals and generates confidence in the ability of the human species to solve its problems by rational means and a positive outlook.
Everyday life is a key space of socio-ecological transformation. This book, starting from an ethnographic journey, investigates trajectories of change and continuity in the context of crisis. The socio-material relationalities encountered are read as part of, and resisting to, capitalist logics of exploitation, appropriation, and waste.
The European Union is the most successful supranational organization in history. It has reconciled former enemies, established a single market and a common currency, and reintegrated Central and Eastern Europe into the West.
Surprising Ways Diverse Technologies Interact to Shape Our World and Cha
Shows how past convergences have led the world, then considers main currents in biotechnology, cognitive science, information technology, and nanotechnology. This book foresees dangerous developments: longer, healthier lives; cheap, generally available food, energy, and technology; and, reduced pollution and environmental stress.
From the ominous practice of human sacrifice to reading clues on the Internet, this book presents a list of fortune-telling techniques. It also evaluates the accuracy of some of the most astonishing prophecies made throughout history. Also included is a range of practical experiments and recipes - from Stone Age to New Age.
Can each of us achieve our own "American dream" while recognising needs of other individuals, society, and future generations? The author persuasively argues that if the socio-economic trends remain, our nation faces social disaster before the middle of the 21st century.
