Chinnagounder's Challenge: The Question of Ecological Citizenship Book

"Curtin offers an important contribution to environmental philosophy. Though concerned with proposing an American environmental ethic, he shows that such an ethic requires an intercultural context." --Choice " . . . this is a very important book, raising serious questions for development theorists and environmentalists alike." --The Boston Book Review Just who is Chinnagounder? He is one man in India, trying to deal with the competing stresses of postcolonialism and environmentalism--a man to whom Deane Curtin introduces us in this sophisticated work of public philosophy which explores questions such as: Can indigenous peoples define the terms of change for themselves? What impact does postcolonialism have on population, social justice, and womens rights? How can inhabitants of our global village balance the preservation of wild nature and the ever-increasing need for access to land and to safe food and water?Read More