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Environmental Anarchy?: Security in the 21st Century

Hardback

Main Details

Title Environmental Anarchy?: Security in the 21st Century
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mark Beeson
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:236
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781529209389
ClassificationsDewey:323.0905
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations No

Publishing Details

Publisher Bristol University Press
Imprint Bristol University Press
Publication Date 23 July 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

What does it mean to be secure in the 21st century? Mark Beeson argues that some of the most influential ideas about national and even global security reflect untenable, anachronistic strategic views that are simply no longer appropriate for contemporary international circumstances. At a time when climate change poses an existential threat to the continuation of life itself, Beeson argues that there is an urgent need to rethink security priorities while we still can. Providing an explanation of the failures and dangers of the conventional wisdom, he outlines the case for a new approach that takes issues like environmental and human security seriously.

Author Biography

Mark Beeson is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney. He formerly taught at the University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, the University of Queensland, Griffith University, York University and Birmingham University. His work is centred on the politics, economics and security of the Asia-Pacific region and he has written over 200 journal articles and books. He is the founding editor of Critical Studies of the Asia Pacific (Palgrave).

Reviews

"Witty, startling and depressing in equal measure, Beeson offers a searing critique of global politics in the Anthropocene. He shows how a different future might be imagined while doubting it ever will be. A must-read for anyone interested in the state of things to come." Alex J. Bellamy, University of Queensland "Makes a compelling case that today's national elites have misjudged the dangers from climate change and other states. At a time when the USA and China are plunging into a new cold war, this important book urgently needs to be read." Anatol Lieven, Georgetown University in Qatar