Overheating
An Anthropology of Accelerated Change
$85.44
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
20 June 2016
Summary
The world is overheated. Too full and too fast; uneven and unequal. It is the age of the Anthropocene, of humanity’s indelible mark upon the planet. In short, it is globalisation - but not as we know it.
In this groundbreaking book, Thomas Hylland Eriksen breathes new life into the discussion around global modernity, bringing an anthropologist’s approach to bear on the three interrelated crises of environment, economy and identity. He argues that although these crises are global in …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780745336343 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0745336345 |
| Author: | Thomas Hylland Eriksen |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 20 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 251g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 215mm |
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962 – 2024) was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and former President of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA). He was among the most highly cited anthropologists of his generation, and his classic and accessible textbook Small Places, Large Issues remains a cornerstone in anthropology courses. His later books, including Overheating, tackled the important issue of climate change within the discipline.
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