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"No one can possibly forsee all the changes in store for individuals, for social classes, for sovereign national communities, and for the world community as a whole. The future will surely bring many surprises. But as we speculate on these matters, the thought keeps recurring that we may just possibly…
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1 author picked Toward a Politics of the Planet Earth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Toward a Politics of the Planet Earth is one of the most important foundational texts in global environmental governance.
The authors recognize the urgency and scope of global environmental problems, and identify their salient properties along with developing a novel holistic approach which reflects the complexity of ecosystems.
They stress the need for scientific knowledge, the challenges to the international system from environmental threats, and the probabilistic nature of human behavior.
They also introduced the concept of an “ecological world view” which has come to inform much of global environmental governance.
From Peter's list on The best classic books in global environmental governance.
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Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…
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