Security and Climate Change: International Relations and the Limits of Realism Contributor(s): Lacy, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415460042 ISBN-13: 9780415460040 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
Dewey: 363.738 |
Series: Routledge Research in Environmental Politics |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.57 lbs) 180 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This new book explains why the international community has responded with a sense of fatalistic passivity to climate change. It presents a distinct critique of realism through the study of this topic, commonly overlooked in international relations. The author argues that the realist view rests on a dangerous contradiction; far from delivering security it serves to limit the way we think about the new generation of risks we face. The book also provides a detailed case study evaluating US climate politics under the Clinton and Bush administrations. |