Environment, Scarcity, and Violence

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AuthorHomer-Dixon, Thomas F.
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Bindingpaperback
PublishedJuly 2, 2001
EditionReprint
LanguageEnglish
Pages277
ISBN-100691089795
ISBN-139780691089799
Weight0.85 lb
Dimensions
H × W × L		 0.6 in × 5.9 in × 9.0 in

Environment, Scarcity, and Violence

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this Is An Important Book. Homer-dixon Moves The Arguments About Environmental Scarcity And Violent Conflict Forward A Big Step. I Doubt If Much Will Be Written About The Subjects In The Next Ten Years That Does Not Build On It, Follow Out Some Of Its Leads, Or Try To Refute It.—robert Jervis, Institute For War And Peace Studies, Columbia University thomas Homer-dixon Has Thought More Deeply, Reasoned More Carefully, And Written More Coherently About The Environment/scarcity/violence Nexus Than Anyone Else...

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this Is An Important Book. Homer-dixon Moves The Arguments About Environmental Scarcity And Violent Conflict Forward A Big Step. I Doubt If Much Will Be Written About The Subjects In The Next Ten Years That Does Not Build On It, Follow Out Some Of Its Leads, Or Try To Refute It.—robert Jervis, Institute For War And Peace Studies, Columbia University

thomas Homer-dixon Has Thought More Deeply, Reasoned More Carefully, And Written More Coherently About The Environment/scarcity/violence Nexus Than Anyone Else I Know Of. This Is A Brilliant Book—must Reading For Anyone Concerned About The Human Condition In The Twenty-first Century.—john P. Holdren, Center For Science And International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School Of Government, Harvard University

nikola Smith - Journal Of International Affairs

thomas Homer-dixon . . . Has Conducted Extensive Research On The Links Between Environmental Stress And Violence In Developing Countries. . . . The Book Addresses The Fact That Environmental Scarcity Is Not In Itself A Necessary Or Sufficient Cause Of Conflict. Homer-dixon Evaluates Why Some Societies Are Able To Adapt Well To Environmental Scarcity While Others Are Not.


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