{"product_id":"9780631215684","title":"Social Nature Theory, Practice and Politics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSocial Nature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTheory, Practice and Politics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNoel Castree | Bruce Braun\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Human Geography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis groundbreaking collection brings together for the first time diverse geographical work on the social construction of nature. Eleven leading contributors not only discuss social nature, but look at the concrete ways in which it is made and the political implications of its construction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together for the first time diverse geographical work on the social construction of nature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEleven leading contributors not only discuss social nature, but look at the concrete ways in which it is made and the political implications of its construction.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses international case studies to illustrate the theoretical positions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA helpful introduction by the editors sets the chapters in context.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnables teachers and students to explore the ways in which social nature is evident and to engage with the direct implications of this for human lives, ecologies and politics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNoel Castree\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Manchester. Co-editor (with Bruce Braun) of \u003ci\u003eRemaking reality: nature at the millennium\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), he has published widely on social theory approaches to nature, with a particular focus on Marxian political economy. He is currently undertaking research on the commodifiaction of human genes and the commercial, cultural and ethical aspects of patenting living entities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Braun\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in Geography at the University of Minnesota. He is co-editor (with Noel Castree) of \u003ci\u003eRemaking reality: nature at the millennium\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and has published widely on the social construction and cultural politics of nature. He is currently doing research on nature, the state and modernity in post-war Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 December 2001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631215684\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378890272908,"sku":"9780631215684","price":53.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631215684_4206e159-b92c-4d69-af3f-665e0bd049b6.jpg?v=1780183822","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631215684","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}