The Work That Plants Do Life, Labour and the Future of Vegetal Economies

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Series:
Sozial- und Kulturgeographie (Book 45)
Author:
Marion Ernwein, Franklin Ginn, James Palmer
ISBN:
9783839455340
Related ISBNs:
9783837655346
Publisher:
Transcript Verlag
Pages:
222
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-10-05
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2021
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies