Children of a modest star : planetary thinking for an age of crises
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Author
Contributors
Gilman, Nils, 1971- author.
Published
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2024].
Status
Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction - NEW
363.7 BLAKE
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363.7 BLAKE
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Published
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2024].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 307 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Deadly viruses, climate-changing carbon molecules, and harmful pollutants cross the globe unimpeded by national borders. While the consequences of these flows range across scales, from the planetary to the local, the authority and resources to manage them are concentrated at mainly one level: the nation-state. This profound mismatch between the scale of planetary challenges and the institutions tasked with governing them is leading to cascading systemic failures. In the groundbreaking Children of a Modest Star, Jonathan S. Blake and Nils Gilman not only challenge dominant ways of thinking about humanity's relationship to the planet and the political forms that presently govern it, but also present a new, innovative framework that corresponds to our inherently planetary condition. Drawing on intellectual history, political philosophy, and the holistic findings of Earth system science, Blake and Gilman argue that it is essential to reimagine our governing institutions in light of the fact that we can only thrive if the multi-species ecosystems we inhabit are also flourishing. Aware of the interlocking challenges we face, it is no longer adequate merely to critique our existing systems or the modernist assumptions that helped create them. Blake and Gilman propose a bold, original architecture for global governance--what they call planetary subsidiarity--designed to enable the enduring habitability of the Earth for humans and non-humans alike. Children of a Modest Star offers a trailblazing vision for constructing a system capable of stabilizing a planet in crisis"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Blake, J. S., & Gilman, N. (2024). Children of a modest star: planetary thinking for an age of crises . Stanford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blake, Jonathan S. and Nils Gilman. 2024. Children of a Modest Star: Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crises. Stanford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blake, Jonathan S. and Nils Gilman. Children of a Modest Star: Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crises Stanford University Press, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Blake, Jonathan S.,, and Nils Gilman. Children of a Modest Star: Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crises Stanford University Press, 2024.
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