This study of banana contract farming in the Eastern Caribbean explores the forces that shape contract-farming enterprises everywhere--capital, the state, and t
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This fully updated new edition introduces the core concepts, central thinkers, and major works of the burgeoning field of political ecology. Explores the key ar
This volume offers a unique, integrative perspective on the political and ecological processes shaping landscapes and resource use across the global North and S