{"product_id":"ecological-states-9781501769009","title":"Ecological States","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcological States \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eexamines ecological policies in the People''s Republic of China to show how campaigns of scientifically based environmental protection transform nature and society. \u003c\/b\u003eWhile many point to China''s ecological civilization programs as a new paradigm for global environmental governance, Jesse Rodenbiker argues that ecological redlining extends the reach of the authoritarian state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Chinese urban sustainability initiatives have driven millions of citizens from their land and housing, Rodenbiker shows that these migrants are not passive subjects of state policy. Instead, they creatively navigate resettlement processes in pursuit of their own benefit. However, their resistance is limited by varied forms of state-backed infrastructural violence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough extensive fieldwork with scientists, urban planners, and everyday citizens in southwestern China, \u003ci\u003eEcological States\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the ways in which the scientific logics and practice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Ecological States \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Ecology and State Power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Making Ecology Developmental \u003cbr\u003e 2. Botany, Beauty, Purification \u003cbr\u003e 3. Ecological Territorialization \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II : Ecology and Social Trajectories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Ecological Migrations, Volumetric Aspirations \u003cbr\u003e 5. Rural Redux \u003cbr\u003e 6. Infrastructural Diffusion\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Global Ecological Futures\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867347530071,"sku":"9781501769009","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501769009.jpg?v=1722282909","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ecological-states-9781501769009","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}