Environmental Humanities of Extraction in Africa : Poetics and Politics of Exploitation

This book brings together perspectives on resource exploitation to expose the continued environmental and socio-political struggles in post-colonial Africa. The continent is host to a myriad of environmental struggles particularly because it abounds with diverse resources. Resources have historically been subjected to exploitation. Colonial patterns of resource use and capital accumulation continue unabated on the continent, making environmental and related socio-political problems a dominant feature of African economies. The book pursues the manifestation of these problems through four themes: environmental justice, violent capitalocenes, indigenous knowledge, and climate change. The editors locate the book within the broad fields of political ecology and environmental geopolitics to highlight the intricate geographies of resource exploitation across Africa. This volume is unique in its focus on the socio-political and geopolitical dynamics associated with the exploitation of Africa's natural resources and its people. The case studies from different parts of Africa tell a compelling story of resource exploitation, related issues of environmental degradation in a continent most vulnerable to climate change, and the continued plundering of its natural resources. The book will be of great interest to scholars and students from the interdisciplinary fields of the environmental humanities and environmental studies more broadly, as well as those studying political ecology, environmental policy, and natural resources. Scholars in African studies interested in Africa's economies fuelled by resource exploitation may also find this book valuable for their work--

• | Author: James Ogude, Tafadzwa Mushonga
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: May 27, 2024
• | Number of Pages: NA pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 103226361X
• | ISBN-13: 9781032263618