{"title":"Rob Nixon","description":"\u003cp\u003eRob Nixon’s work probes the complex intersections of environment, politics, and social justice, offering sharp insights into how ecological issues disproportionately affect marginalised communities. His writing, including the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eSlow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor\u003c\/em\u003e, challenges readers to rethink conventional narratives around environmentalism and activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the categories of Arts \u0026amp; Culture, Nixon’s books are both intellectually rigorous and deeply compassionate, illuminating the urgent realities behind environmental degradation and its human toll. Readers can expect a thoughtful blend of critical analysis and storytelling that broadens understanding of contemporary global challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"slow-violence-and-the-environmentalism-of-the-poor-by-rob-nixon-9780674072343","title":"Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe violence wrought by climate change, toxic drift, deforestation, oil spills, and the environmental aftermath of war takes place gradually and often invisibly. Using the innovative concept of \u003cem\u003eslow violence\u003c\/em\u003e to describe these threats, Rob Nixon focuses on the inattention we have paid to the attritional lethality of many environmental crises, in contrast with the sensational, spectacle-driven messaging that impels public activism today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSlow violence, because it is so readily ignored by a hard-charging capitalism, exacerbates the vulnerability of ecosystems and of people who are poor, disempowered, and often involuntarily displaced. It fuels social conflicts that arise from desperation as life-sustaining conditions erode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a book of extraordinary scope, Nixon examines a cluster of writer-activists affiliated with the environmentalism of the poor in the global South. By approaching environmental justice literature from this transnational perspective, he exposes the limitations of the national and local frames that dominate environmental writing. By skillfully illuminating the strategies these writer-activists deploy to give dramatic visibility to environmental emergencies, Nixon invites his readers to engage with some of the most pressing challenges of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558999703788,"sku":"9780674072343","price":52.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674072343-slow-violence-and-the-environmentalism-of-the-poor.jpg?v=1776926298"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/rob-nixon.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}