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HIGHLIGHTS THE SUSTAINABILITY MYTH

A RECIPE FOR GENTRIFICATION

Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice

Food, Power, and Resistance in the City

MELISSA CHECKER

Edited by ALISON HOPE ALKON, YUKI KATO, and JOSHUA SBICCA

Uncovers the hidden costs and contradictions of sustainable policies in an era driven by real estate development

How gentrification uproots the urban food landscape, and what activists are doing to resist it

$30.00 • 272 Pages Paper • 9781479855278

$35.00 • 384 Pages Paper • 9781479811373

ECOPIETY

WHEN ANIMALS SPEAK

Green Media and the Dilemma of Environmental Virtue

Toward an Interspecies Democracy

SARAH MCFARLAND TAYLOR

Tackles a human problem we all share—the fate of the earth and our role in its future

EVA MEIJER

A groundbreaking argument for the political rights of animals

$30.00 • 368 Pages Paper • 9781479891313 In Religion and Social Transformation

$35.00 • 272 Pages Paper • 9781479863136 In Animals in Context

HURRICANE HARVEY’S AFTERMATH

THE TRUTH ABOUT BAKED BEANS An Edible History of New England

Place, Race, and Inequality in Disaster Recovery

MEG MUCKENHOUPT

Forages through New England’s most famous foods for the truth behind the region’s culinary myths

KEVIN M. FITZPATRICK and MATTHEW L. SPIALEK

Heartbreaking stories from survivors along the Texas Gulf Coast Paper • 9781479800759

$29.95 • 352 Pages Cloth • 9781479882762 Washington Mews Books

$28.00 • 208 Pages

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AN EMPIRE TRANSFORMED Remolding Bodies and Landscapes in the Restoration Atlantic KATE LUCE MULRY

Examines the efforts to bring political order to the English empire through projects of environmental improvement

In Early American Places

$35.00 • 344 Pages Cloth • 9781479895267

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GOWANUS Brooklyn’s Curious Canal JOSEPH ALEXIOU

The surprising history of the Gowanus Canal and its role in the building of Brooklyn $19.95 • 400 Pages Paper • 9781479806058

SOCIETY & POLITICS ON INFERTILE GROUND Population Control and Women’s Rights in the Era of Climate Change JADE S. SASSER

A critique of population control narratives reproduced by international development actors in the 21st century

SUSTAINABILITY Approaches to Environmental Justice and Social Power Edited by JULIE SZE

A critical resource for approaching sustainability across the disciplines $30.00 • 304 Pages Paper • 9781479870349

$27.00 • 224 Pages Paper • 9781479899357 NEW IN PAPERBACK

WATER

TOXIC TOWN

Abundance, Scarcity, and Security in the Age of Humanity

IBM, Pollution, and Industrial Risks

JEREMY J. SCHMIDT

PETER C. LITTLE

An intellectual history of America’s water management philosophy

Shows the risks of high-tech pollution through a study of an IBM plant’s effects on a New York town

$20.00 • 320 Pages Paper • 9781479853823

$27.00 • 264 Pages Paper • 9780814770924

SPIRITUALITY AND THE STATE

MARKET CITIES, PEOPLE CITIES

Managing Nature and Experience in America’s National Parks

The Shape of Our Urban Future

KERRY MITCHELL

An exploration of the production and reception of nature and spirituality in America’s national park system $30.00 • 272 Pages Paper • 9781479873012

MICHAEL OLUF EMERSON and KEVIN T. SMILEY

An in-depth look at the urban environments of Houston and Copenhagen $30.00 • 256 Pages Paper • 9781479800261

ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY A Reader Edited by CHRISTOPHER SCHLOTTMANN, DALE JAMIESON, COLIN JEROLMACK, and ANNE RADEMACHER

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Connects the core themes of environmental studies to the urgent issues and debates of the twenty-first century $30.00 • 416 Pages Paper • 9781479894918

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RACE & ETHNICITY TOXIC COMMUNITIES

CLEAN AND WHITE

Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility

A History of Environmental Racism in the United States

DORCETA E. TAYLOR

Uncovers the systemic problems that expose poor communities to environmental hazards

Offers a history of environmental racism in the United States focusing on constructions of race and hygiene

$29.00 • 352 Pages Paper • 9781479861781

$25.00 • 288 Pages Paper • 9781479874378

CARL A. ZIMRING

Co-Winner 2007 Association for Humanist Sociology Book Award | Runner-Up 2006 Julian Steward Award

THE WRONG COMPLEXION FOR PROTECTION

POLLUTED PROMISES Environmental Racism and the Search for Justice in a Southern Town

How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities

MELISSA CHECKER

ROBERT D. BULLARD and BEVERLY WRIGHT

Shows that even in the post-civil rights era, race and class are still key factors in determining the politics of pollution $28.00 • 275 Pages Paper • 9780814716588

$40.00 • 304 Pages Cloth • 9780814799932

Places the government response to natural and human-induced disasters in historical context over the past eight decades

M O N T H LY R E V I E W P R E S S THE RETURN OF NATURE

THE ROBBERY OF NATURE

Socialism and Ecology

Capitalism and the Ecological Rift

JOHN BELLAMY FOSTER

A fascinating reinterpretation of the radical and socialist origins of ecology $35.00 • 672 Pages Cloth • 9781583678367 Published by Monthly Review Press

JOHN BELLAMY FOSTER and BRETT CLARK

Bridges the gap between social and environmental critiques of capitalism $28.00 • 386 Pages Paper • 9781583678398 Published by Monthly Review Press

FACING THE ANTHROPOCENE

BIG FARMS MAKE BIG FLU

Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System

Dispatches on Influenza, Agribusiness, and the Nature of Science

IAN ANGUS

Examines not only the latest scientific findings about the physical causes and consequences of the Anthropocene transition, but also the social and economic trends that underlie the crisis $19.00 • 280 Pages Paper • 9781583676097 Published by Monthly Review Press

ROB WALLACE

The first collection to explore infectious disease, agriculture, economics, and the nature of science together $24.00 • 400 Pages Paper • 9781583675892 Published by Monthly Review Press

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G R E AT F O R C O U R S E S FROM THE GROUND UP

KEYWORDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement

Edited by JONI ADAMSON, WILLIAM A. GLEASON, and DAVID N. PELLOW

LUKE W. COLE and SHEILA R. FOSTER

A critical look at the movement for environmental justice $28.00 • 256 Pages Paper • 9780814715376 In Critcal America

A new vocabulary for Environmental Studies $28.00 • 240 Pages Paper • 9780814760833 In Keywords

THE ENVIRONMENT IN ANTHROPOLOGY second edition

SHARING OUR WORLDS third edition

A Reader in Ecology, Culture, and Sustainable Living

An Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology

Edited by NORA HAENN, ALLISON HARNISH, and RICHARD WILK

Presents ecology and current environmental studies from an anthropological point of view

JOY HENDRY

An accessible and comprehensive introduction to cultural and social anthropology $35.00 • 350 Pages Paper • 9781479883684

$35.00 • 592 Pages Paper • 9781479876761

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ARDEN ROWELL and KENWORTHEY BILZ

Offers psychological insights into how people perceive, respond to, value, and make decisions about the environment

In Psychology and the Law

$38.00 • 336 Pages Paper • 9781479891863

BATS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA second edition A Biogeographic and Taxonomic Synthesis ARA MONADJEM, PETER JOHN TAYLOR, FENTON COTTERILL, and M. CORRIE SCHOEMAN

Offers an account of over 120 species of bats found in Southern and Central Africa

$75.00 • 640 Pages Cloth • 9781776145829 Published by Wits University Press

DANCE OF THE DUNG BEETLES Their Role in our Changing World MARCUS BYRNE and HELEN LUNN

The sweeping scientific and social history of the humble dung beetle $35.00 • 266 Pages Paper • 9781776142347 Published by Wits University Press

PARROTS OF AFRICA, MADAGASCAR AND THE MASCARENE ISLANDS Biology, Ecology and Conservation MIKE PERRIN with photographs

by CYRIL LAUBSCHER

A detailed examination of all aspects of parrots from behavior to their conservation $75.00 • 638 Pages Cloth • 9781868145522 Published by Wits University Press

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THE EARTH, THE CITY, AND THE HIDDEN NARRATIVE OF RACE

Participatory Practices for Planning Sustainable Communities

CARL C. ANTHONY

Connects the logics behind slavery, community disinvestment, and environmental exploitation to address the most pressing issues of our time in a cohesive and foundational manner

VICTORIA DERR, LOUISE CHAWLA, and MARA MINTZER

An illustrated, essential guide to engaging children and youth in the process of urban design $40.00 • 416 Pages Paper • 9781613321003 Published by New Village Press

$21.95 • 362 Pages Paper • 9781613320211 Published by New Village Press

ASPHALT TO ECOSYSTEMS

GROWING A LIFE Teen Gardeners Harvest Food, Health, and Joy

Design Ideas for Schoolyard Transformation

ILLÉNE PEVEC

A testament to the influential nature of educational and community gardening programs for teens

SHARON GAMSON DANKS

Case Studies that demonstrate natural outdoor teaching environments which support hand-on learning $39.95 • 288 Pages Paper • 9780976605485 Published by New Village Press

$21.95 • 407 Pages Paper • 9781613320174 Published by New Village Press

DOING TIME IN THE GARDEN

BUILDING COMMONS AND COMMUNITY

Life Lessons through Prison Horticulture

KARL LINN

JAMES JILER

Inspiring firsthand account of how in-prison vocational training programs at Riker’s Island Jail lead to meaningful post-release employment and reduce recidivism $24.95 • 175 Pages Cloth • 9780976605423 Published by New Village Press

$29.95 • 376 Pages Cloth • 9780976605478 Published by New Village Press

Documents 45 years of the late Karl Linn’s legacy creating neighborhood spaces for communities and by communities

RANDOM KINDNESS AND SENSELESS ACTS OF BEAUTY

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ANNE HERBERT and MARGARET PALOMA PAVEL

Depicts humans as animals who lose their way when their leaders become confused and drawn to violence

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$15.95 • 40 Pages Cloth • 9781613320150 Published by New Village Press

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UNIVERSITY OF REGINA PRESS A BOOK OF ECOLOGICAL VIRTUES Living Well in the Anthropocene Edited by HEESOON BAI, DAVID CHANG, and CHARLES SCOTT

A collection of essays that address the question: “What does living well look like in the Anthropocene?” $36.95 • 304 Pages Paper • 9780889777569 Published by University of Regina Press

NATURE’S BROKEN CLOCKS Reimagining Time in the Face of the Environmental Crisis PAUL HUEBENER

Examines how cultural narratives of time are intimately connected to the challenges and disruptions of ecological time

Regina Press

$19.95 • 282 Pages Paper • 9780889777125 Published by University of

BEAVER, BISON, HORSE The Traditional Knowledge and Ecology of the Northern Great Plains R. GRACE MORGAN

Indigenous Peoples of the North American Plains were ecologists of the highest order—then the horse came along and changed everything

CONCRETE From Ancient Origins to a Problematic Future MARY SODERSTROM

Traces the history and impact of this world-changing material that is all around us $25.95 • 272 Pages Paper • 9780889777804 Published by University of Regina Press

UNCERTAIN HARVEST The Future of Food on a Warming Planet IAN MOSBY, SARAH ROTZ, and EVAN D.G. FRASER

Questions scientists, chefs, activists, entrepreneurs, farmers, philosophers, and engineers working on the global future of food on how to make a more equitable, safe, sustainable, and plentiful food future $24.95 • 280 Pages • Paper • 9780889777200 • In Digestions • Published by University of Regina Press

CRY WOLF Inquest into the True Nature of a Predator HAROLD R. JOHNSON

Turning a blind eye to the dangers of the wild can have deadly consequences $14.95 • 168 Pages Paper • 9780889777385 Published by University of Regina Press

$29.95 • 292 Pages Paper • 9780889777880 Published by University of Regina Press

LEARNING TO DIE Wisdom in the Age of Climate Crisis ROBERT BRINGHURST and JAN ZWICKY

Weighs the death of the planet versus the death of the individual $14.95 • 104 Pages Paper • 9780889775633 Published by University of Regina Press

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