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Refeudalization and the Crisis of Civilization

Political essays by Olaf Kaltmeier and Edgardo Lander

By: Olaf Kaltmeier,Edgardo Lander

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Refeudalization and the Crisis of Civilization

Political essays by Olaf Kaltmeier and Edgardo Lander

By: Olaf Kaltmeier,Edgardo Lander

Discussing the civilizatory crisis and processes of refeudalization this volume brings into dialogue two of the most creative approaches, in Olaf Kaltmeier and Edgardo Lander, to rethink capitalism in the 21st century. In Part 1, Olaf Kaltmeier, takes issue with the state of social inequality in the region, highlighting the concentration of wealth within the upper 1% of society in Latin America. Comparing the current economic situation with the ancient regime, the discussion centers around the new phenomena like billionaires as president, increased luxury consumption, an emerging culture of distinction, and the intensification of land and spatial segregation. In Part 2, Lander urgently assesses the current state and political legacy of the "Pink Tide" governments in his essay "Crisis of Civilization." Reviewing the past two decades of the new millennium, Lander critiques the failure of these governments to provide alternatives to extractivism and economic dependencies. Finally, Hans-Jürgen Burchardt connects the arguments through interviews where both authors sum their efforts to open the issues to future dialogue. Refeudalization in Latin America provides an accessible and thought-provoking political diagnosis from the Global South which departs from the oft idiosyncratic and cyclical debates of the Global North to offer new vocabulary for social change. It will interest scholars and students of global studies, sociology, and political science.

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Natural Hazards and Human-Exacerbated Disasters in Latin America

Special Volumes of Geomorphology

By: Edgardo Latrubesse

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Natural Hazards and Human-Exacerbated Disasters in Latin America

Special Volumes of Geomorphology

By: Edgardo Latrubesse

The main objective of the book is to offer a vision of the dynamics of the main disasters in South America, describing their mechanisms and consequences on South American societies. The chapters are written by selected specialists of each country. Human-induced disasters are also included, such as desertification in Patagonia and soil erosion in Brazil. The receding of South-American glaciers as a response to recent climatic trends and sea-level scenarios are discussed. The approach is broad in analyzing causes and consequences and includes social and economic costs, discussing environmental and planning problems, but always describing the geomorphologic/geologic involved processes with a good scientific substantiation. This is important to differentiate the book from others of a more 'social' impact that discuss risks and disasters with emphases mainly on economy and simple impacts. - Actual theme, interesting for a variety of professionals - Fills in the scarcity of specialized literature in geosciences from South America - The first book in the market exclusively devoted to geomorphology of disasters in South America

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Refeudalization and the Crisis of Civilization

Political essays by Olaf Kaltmeier and Edgardo Lander

By: Olaf Kaltmeier,Edgardo Lander

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Refeudalization and the Crisis of Civilization

Refeudalization and the Crisis of Civilization

Natural Hazards and Human-Exacerbated Disasters in Latin America

Natural Hazards and Human-Exacerbated Disasters in Latin America

Refeudalization and the Crisis of Civilization

Refeudalization and the Crisis of Civilization

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