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UNINA9910459950103321 |
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Titolo |
The environmental politics of sacrifice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michael Maniates and John M. Meyer |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2010 |
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0-262-28878-8 |
1-282-73701-5 |
9786612737015 |
0-262-28960-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (353 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ManiatesMichael |
MeyerJohn M |
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Disciplina |
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Environmental policy |
Sacrifice |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Must we sacrifice? confronting the politics of sacrifice in an ecologically full world / John M. Meyer and Michael Maniates -- Asking the right questions -- A democratic politics of sacrifice? / John M. Meyer -- Sacrifice in an age of comfort / Paul Wapner -- Freedom, values, and sacrifice : overcoming obstacles to environmentally sustainable behavior / Cheryl Hall -- Seeing sacrifice in everyday life -- Ordinary and extraordinary sacrifices : religion, everyday life, and environmental practice / Anna Peterson -- The sacred and the profane in the ecological politics of sacrifice / Karen Litfin -- Consumer sovereignty, heroic sacrifice : two insidious concepts in an endlessly expansionist economy / Thomas Princen -- Parental sacrifice as atonement for future climate change / Sudhir Chella Rajan -- Obstacles and opportunities -- Self-interest, sacrifice and climate change : (re- )framing the British Columbia carbon tax / Shane Gunster -- Civic virtue and sacrifice in a suburban nation / Peter CannavoĢ -- Bikes, sticks, carrots / Justin Williams -- Intelligent design? : unpacking geoengineering's hidden sacrifices / Simon Nicholson -- Struggling |
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with sacrifice : take back your time and right2vacation.org / Michael Maniates -- Conclusion : sacrifice and a new environmental politics / Michael Maniates and John M. Meyer. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This work provides an argument that the idea of sacrifice, with all its political baggage, opens new paths to environmental sustainability. |
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UNINA9910451900403321 |
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Africa development indicators 2006 [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2006 |
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1-280-56455-5 |
9786610564552 |
0-8213-6538-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (164 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Economic indicators - Africa |
Social indicators - Africa |
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Africa Economic conditions 1960- Statistics Periodicals |
Africa Social conditions 1960- Statistics Periodicals |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Moving from the Year of Africa to the Decade of Africa-From Promises to Results; Notes; References; Indicator tables; Technical notes; Statistical references; Users guide: World Bank Africa Database 2006 and Africa Development Indicators CD-ROM |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Africa Development Indicators 2006 provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available in one volume. It contains about 450 macroeconomic, sectoral, and social indicators, covering 53 African countries. Designed to provide all those interested in Africa with a focused and convenient set of data to monitor development programs and aid flows in the region, this is an invaluable reference |
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tool for analysts and policymakers who want a better understanding of the economic and social developments occurring in Africa. |
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