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The Journey of Sand: How the Yellow River Has Shaped Lankao County
This paper traces the journey of sand carried by China’s Yellow River to Lankao County, one of the locales most affected by sandification.
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Between Science and the Expertise of the Elders
Brill explores the relationship between “Science” and “the sciences”, and the political potential of the two, in the context of research cooperations involving indigenous groups.
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Energizing the Spaces of Everyday Life: Learning from the Past for a Sustainable Future
This volume of Perspectives offers case studies of energy transitions within everyday environments over the last two centuries, from Europe to South Asia, to North and Latin America.
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Neurogeology: The Anthropocene’s Inspirational Power
This article argues that Planet Earth has entered a period of “neurogeology”: the mental states and resulting actions of individual humans, groups of humans, and the collective mental states of all humans together are creating a new mode of planetary development.
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Heralding a New Humanism: The Radical Implications of Chakrabarty’s “Four Theses”
LeCain provides a detailed analysis of Chakrabarty’s “Four Theses” and its implications for humanism. This thinking diverges from that of Western Enlightenment by challenging the humanistic belief that we are separate from, even above, the material world. In fact, human culture is inextricably linked to the natural material world; we are both a force and product of it.