Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor

Rob Nixon

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$25.00 • £21.95 • €22.95

ISBN 9780674072343

Publication Date: 03/11/2013

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368 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

5 halftones

World

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Rob Nixon is Thomas A. and Currie C. Barron Family Professor in Humanities and the Environment at Princeton University. A frequent contributor to the New York Times, he is the author of Dreambirds: The Natural History of a Fantasy.

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Awards & Accolades

2013 ASLE Scholarly Book Award, Association for the Study of Literature & Environment

2012 American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundation

2012 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award, Environmental Studies Section of the International Studies Association

2012 Institute for Humanities Research Book Award, Institute for Humanities Research at Arizona State University

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