The War Against Ourselves Nature, Power and Justice

by Cock, Jacklyn

• ISBN13: 9781868144570
• ISBN10: 1868144577
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Wits University Press

Summary

For many people "nature" means wilderness and wild animals. It is experienced indirectly through magazines and television programs or through visiting the highly managed environments of national parks. Nature, however, is not external, separate from the world of people-we live in nature and interact with it daily. In this book, Jacklyn Cock describes how these intricate and complex interconnections, seen and unseen, are often ignored. Each of the ten chapters examines an aspect of our relationship with nature.The War Against Ourselves compels us to reexamine our relationship with nature, to change our practices and dissolve present binary divisions such as people vs. animals, economic growth vs. environmental protection, "nature" vs. "culture." It demonstrates the need for an inclusive politics which brings together peace, social, and environmental justice activists who believe that another world is both possible and necessary.

Author Biography

Jacklyn Cock is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg where she has been lecturing for 25 years. She is also an Honourary Research Professor in the Sociology of Work unit (SWOP).

Table of Contents

Ignoring Nature	p. 7
Understanding Nature	p. 23
Enjoying Nature	p. 51
Imitating Nature	p. 69
Privatising Nature	p. 87
Polluting Nature	p. 107
Abusing Nature	p. 123
Protecting Nature	p. 141
Organising for Nature	p. 169
Rethinking Nature	p. 199
Endnotes	p. 219
Bibliography	p. 223
Index	p. 239
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