Serres, Michel

Malfeasance: Appropriation Through Pollution?

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ISBN 13:: 9780804773034
author:: Serres, Michel
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Stanford University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2011
Pages:: 104
Dimensions:: 16.5 x 11.2 x 1.3 cm
Genre:: General
Condition:: New
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Michel Serres' provocative book explores the complex relationship between nature and culture, arguing that our cleanliness is in fact our dirt. Through a critical examination of human impact on the environment, Serres contends that our economic system's emphasis on growth has catastrophically multiplied pollution since the Industrial Revolution.

The author warns that while we can measure "hard pollution" - the poisoning of the Earth - we ignore at our peril the devastating effects of "soft pollution" created by sound and images on our psyches. Serres proposes a radical shift in human attitude, urging us to abandon the notion of owning the world and instead adopt a "natural contract" with nature.

Published with the assistance of the Edgar M. Kahn Memorial Fund, this book offers a timely warning about the planet's precarious state and challenges readers to rethink their relationship with the natural world.

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