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ClimateLyricism MinHyoungSong Ar�culatesaclimatechangecenteredreadingprac�cethat foregroundshowliterature, poetry,andessayshelpusto be�ergrapplewithour everydayencounterswith climatechangeandits disastrouseffects,whichare inextricablylinkedtothe legaciesofracism, colonialism,andextrac�on. DUKEUNIVERSITYPRESS February20225illustra�ons256pp 9781478017738£19.99Paperback GlobalBurning RisingAntidemocracyand theClimateCrisis EveDarian-Smith Recentyearshaveseenoutof-controlwildfiresrage acrossremoteBrazilian rainforests,denselypopulated Californiacoastlines,and majorci�esinAustralia. Darian-Smithcontendsthat usingfireasasymbolicandliteralthreadconnec�ng differentplacesaroundtheworldallowsustobe�er understandtheparallel,andrelated,trendsofthe growthofauthoritarianpoli�csandclimatecrises andtheirinterconnectedglobalconsequences. STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS April2022230pp 9781503631083£16.99Paperback HowtoLiveatthe EndoftheWorld Theory,Art,andPoliticsfor theAnthropocene TravisHolloway Assessingthedawnofthe Anthropoceneera,apoetand philosopherasks:Howdowe liveattheendoftheworld? Thisbookisahopeful explora�onofhowwemightinheritthename "Anthropocene,"renarrateit,andreviseourwayof lifeorthoughtinviewofit. STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS May2022112pp 9781503633339£10.99Paperback Charged AHistoryofBatteriesand LessonsforaCleanEnergy Future JamesMortonTurner, SerieseditedbyPaulS. Sutter Unpacksthehistoryof ba�eriestoexplorewhy solving“theba�eryproblem” iscri�caltoacleanenergytransi�on.Ata�mewhen climateac�vistsfocusonwhatacleanenergyfuture willcreate—sustainability,resiliency,andclimate jus�ce—consideringthehistoryofba�eriesoffersa sharpreminderofwhatbuildingacleanenergy futurewillconsume. UNIVERSITYOFWASHINGTONPRESS Series:WeyerhaeuserEnvironmentalBooks May202212b&willus.256pp 9780295750248£26.99Hardback 1 earthday 22nd april2022 BooksstockedatMarstonBookServices-Tel:+44(0)1235465500

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Limits WhyMalthusWasWrongandWhy EnvironmentalistsShouldCare GiorgosKallis Thisbookreclaims,redefines,andmakes animpassionedpleaforlimits—ano�on centraltoenvironmentalism.GiorgosKallis rereadsreverend-economistThomas RobertMalthusandhislegacy,separa�ng limitsandscarcity,twono�onsthathave longbeenconflatedinbothenvironmental andeconomicthought. STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS August2019168pp 9781503611559£10.99Paperback OurChangingMenu ClimateChangeandtheFoodsWeLove andNeed MichaelP.Hoffmann,Carrie Koplinka-LoehrandDanielleL. Eiseman OurChangingMenu unpacksthe increasinglycomplexrela�onships betweenfoodandclimatechange. Whetheryou'reachef,baker,dis�ller, restaurateur,orsomeonewhosimply enjoysagoodpizzaordrink,it's�meto cometotermswithhowclimatechangeis affec�ngourdiverseandinterwovenfood system. CORNELLUNIVERSITYPRESS April202161b&whal�ones264pp 9781501754623£16.99Paperback PlantLife TheEntangledPoliticsofAfforestation RosettaS.Elkin In PlantLife,Rose�aS.Elkinexploresthe proceduresofafforesta�on,thelarge-scale plan�ngoftreesinotherwisetreeless environments,includinggrasslands, prairies,anddrylands.Elkinrevealsthat plan�ngatreecaneitherbeoneofthe ul�mateofferingstothrivingonthis planet,oroneofthemostextreme perversionsofhumanagencyoverit. UNIVERSITYOFMINNESOTAPRESS May202215b&willustra�ons,2tables,34color plates264pp 9781517912628£22.99Paperback PollutionIsColonialism MaxLiboiron MaxLiboironmodelsanan�colonial scien�ficprac�cealignedwithIndigenous conceptsofland,ethics,andrela�onsto outlinetheentanglementsofcapitalism, colonialism,andenvironmentalscience. DUKEUNIVERSITYPRESS May202110illustra�ons216pp 9781478014133£18.99Paperback SavageEcology WarandGeopoliticsattheEndofthe World JairusVictorGrove JairusVictorGroveoffersanecological theoriza�onofgeopoli�csinwhichhe contendsthatcontemporaryglobalcrises arebe�erunderstoodwhenconsidered withinthelargerhistoryofgeopoli�cal prac�ce,showinghowpoli�calviolenceis theprincipalforcebehindclimatechange, massex�nc�on,slavery,genocide, extrac�vecapitalism,andother catastrophes. DUKEUNIVERSITYPRESS August20197illustra�ons368pp 9781478004844£21.99Paperback Self-DevouringGrowth APlanetaryParableasToldfrom SouthernAfrica JulieLivingston Undercapitalism,economicgrowthisseen asthekeytocollec�vewell-being.In SelfDevouringGrowth JulieLivingstonupends thisno�on,showingthatwhile consump�on-drivengrowthmayseemto benefitapar�cularlocale, itproducesanumberofunacknowledged, nega�veconsequencesthatripple throughoutthewiderworld. DUKEUNIVERSITYPRESS Series:Cri�calGlobalHealth:Evidence,Efficacy, Ethnography September201920illustra�ons176pp 9781478006398£17.99Paperback 4

TheBirthofEnergy FossilFuels,Thermodynamics,andthe PoliticsofWork CaraNewDaggett CaraNewDagge�tracesthegenealogyof theideaofenergyfromtheIndustrial Revolu�ontothepresent,showinghowit hasinformedfossilfuelimperialism,the governanceofwork,andourrela�onship totheEarth. DUKEUNIVERSITYPRESS Series:Elements September20197illustra�ons280pp 9781478006329£20.99Paperback TheDecarbonization Imperative TransformingtheGlobalEconomyby 2050 MichaelLenoxandRebeccaDuff Respondingtotheexisten�althreatof climatechange,MichaelLenoxand RebeccaDuffproposearadical reconfigura�onoftheindustries contribu�ngthemost,andmostharmfully, tothisplanetarycrisis. STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS October2021288pp 9781503614789£20.99Hardback ThePowerofDeserts ClimateChange,theMiddleEast,and thePromiseofaPost-OilEra DanRabinowitz ThePowerofDeserts surveysregional climatemodelsandiden�fiesthepoten�al impactonsocioeconomicdispari�es, popula�onmovement,andpoli�cal instability.Offeringmorethanwarningand fear,however,thebookhighlightsa poten�allybrighterfuture—arecentshi� acrosstheMiddleEasttowardrenewable energy. STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS August2020184pp 9781503609983£10.99Paperback TheProbioticPlanet UsingLifetoManageLife JamieLorimer Informedbydeepengagementwith microbiology,immunology,ecology,and conserva�onbiologyaswellasfood, agriculture,andwastemanagement, The Probio�cPlanet offersnothinglessthana newparadigmforcollabora�onbetween thepolicyrealmandthenaturalsciences. UNIVERSITYOFMINNESOTAPRESS Series:Posthumani�es November202030B-WIllustra�ons344pp 9781517909215£20.99Paperback TheoryoftheEarth ThomasNail Cra�ingaphilosophyofgeologythat rewritesnaturalandhumanhistoryfrom thebroaderperspec�veofmovement, ThomasNailprovidesanewmaterialist, kine�cethicsoftheearththatspeaksto thismoment. STANFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS April2021352pp 9781503627550£20.99Paperback ThinkingLikeaClimate GoverningaCityinTimesof EnvironmentalChange HannahKnox Drawingonethnographicresearchwith policymakers,poli�cians,ac�vists, scholars,andthepublicinManchester, England,HannahKnoxconfrontsthe challengesclimatechangeposesto knowledgeproduc�onandmodern poli�cs. DUKEUNIVERSITYPRESS October202015illustra�ons328pp 9781478010869£20.99Paperback 5

Watershed AttendingtoBodyandEarthinDistress RanaeLenorHanson Apersonalhealthcrisis,storiesfrom environmentalrefugees,andourclimatein dangerpromptamedita�ononin�mate connec�onsbetweenthehealthofthe bodyandthehealthoftheecosystem. When,inthegripofaglobalpandemic, humansdras�callychangetheirbehavior topreservehumanlife,wealsoseehow theearthbreathesmorefreelyasaresult. Inlightofthatlesson,Watershedhelpsus toconsiderourplaceandourpartinthe healthandhealingoftheworldaroundus. UNIVERSITYOFMINNESOTAPRESS May2021200pp 9781517910976£14.99Paperback WeirdEarth DebunkingStrangeIdeasaboutOur Planet DonaldR.Prothero,Forewordby MichaelShermer Aliens.Leylines.Waterdowsing. Conspiraciesandmythscap�vate imagina�onsandpromisemysteryand magic.Whetherit'sarguingaboutthe moonlandinghoaxoraFrisbee-likeEarth dri�ingthroughspace,whenheldupto scienceandcri�calthinking,theseideas fallflat.InWeirdEarth:DebunkingStrange IdeasAboutOurPlanet,DonaldR. Protherodemys�fiestheseconspiracies andoffersanswerstosomeofhumanity's mostoutlandishques�ons. INDIANAUNIVERSITYPRESS July202163b&willus.320pp 9781684351794£11.99Paperback 6 BooksstockedatMarstonBookServices Tel:+44(0)1235465500

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