This review examines the social, economic, and political effects of environmental
conservation projects as they are manifested in protected areas. We pay special attention to …

This review examines how international development has been studied by anthropologists,
both as a particular form of institutional practice and as the terms of global economic and …

Navigating Austerity addresses a key policy question of our era: what happens to society
and the environment when austerity dominates political and economic life? To get to the …

Human nature is an interspecies relationship. In this essay, Haraway's concept of
companion species takes us beyond familiar companions to the rich ecological diversity …

A piercing, first-hand analysis of the World Bank, one of the most powerful actors in today's
global economy. Why is the World Bank so successful? How has it gained power even at …

The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa is unique in revealing the conflicts inherent in
preserving both natural and cultural heritage, by examining the archaeological …

This article explicitly connects a growing body of specific literature, the political ecology of
conservation, to some of the often overlooked, main conceptual components emerging from …

In the middle decades of the twentieth century, Asia was at the heart of international efforts to
create a new utopia: a world free from disease. This is a political, intellectual and social …

In Indic religious traditions, a number of rituals and myths exist in which the environment is
revered. Despite this nature worship in India, its natural resources are under heavy pressure …

This book delves into the politics of contemporary archaeology in an increasingly complex
international environment. Describing various forms of cosmopolitan engagement, the …