Category: Review
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How Forests Think
A book review on representational forms that go beyond language My Review’s Abstract Expanding the scholarship inspired by ontological and multispecies turn and contributing to the Anthropocene debate, “How Forests Think” epitomizes the urge for post-humanist responsibility and the need for new ecological reconfiguration. Table of Contents Original Abstract (2013) Can forests think? Do dogs…
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Nomads of South Persia
A book review on freedom and movement of the Basseri My Review’s Abstract Based upon seven-months long fieldwork and the optic of structural-functionalism, the book offers the synthesis of economic, social and political dimensions of “Basseri’s cultural adaptation to the environmental circumstances.” Table of Contents Original Abstract (1961) In this thorough analysis, Barth explores the…
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Deep Economy
A book review on the need to change our economies My Review’s Abstract Have you ever wondered how far your everyday activities could reach out? When the emptiness of your fridge is just unbearable, there is nothing fascinating about a late evening stroll to the closest supermarket. Or maybe everything. Your consumer choice may push…