Joel Wainwright Livres

Focusing on the controversial 'Bowman expeditions,' this study examines how geographers, backed by the US Army, are mapping the 'human terrain' of foreign countries. Wainwright critiques modern human geography, employing contemporary social theory to challenge the foundational aspects of the discipline. The work provokes thought on the ethical implications and the evolving role of geography in relation to military and political agendas.

The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its original content while acknowledging potential imperfections such as marks and notations due to its age. It aims to protect and promote culturally significant literature, offering readers an affordable, high-quality edition that remains true to the original text.

How climate change will affect our political theory—for better and worse Despite the science and the summits, leading capitalist states have not achieved anything close to an adequate level of carbon mitigation. There is now simply no way to prevent the planet breaching the threshold of two degrees Celsius set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. What are the likely political and economic outcomes of this? Where is the overheating world heading? To further the struggle for climate justice, we need to have some idea how the existing global order is likely to adjust to a rapidly changing environment. Climate Leviathan provides a radical way of thinking about the intensifying challenges to the global order. Drawing on a wide range of political thought, Joel Wainwright and Geoff Mann argue that rapid climate change will transform the world’s political economy and the fundamental political arrangements most people take for granted. The result will be a capitalist planetary sovereignty, a terrifying eventuality that makes the construction of viable, radical alternatives truly imperative.