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Synopsis
Provides both a critique of the school of environmental security and alternative ways of understanding the connections between environment and science. The 16 contributions address topics including territory, custom, and the cultural politics of ethnic war in West Kalimantan, Indonesia; violence, scarcity, and meaning in Chiapas, Mexico; violence, environment, and industrial shrimp farming; victims of "friendly fire" at Russia's nuclear weapons sites; and state violence and self-surveillance in wildlife conservation in Tanzania. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)