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Chinnagounder's Challenge : the Question of Ecological Citizenship.
When Indiana centenarian Chinnagounder asked Deane Curtin about his interest in traditional medicine, Curtin wondered whether it was possible for the industrialized world to interact with native cultures for reasons other than to exploit them, develop them, and eradicate their traditional practices....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | When Indiana centenarian Chinnagounder asked Deane Curtin about his interest in traditional medicine, Curtin wondered whether it was possible for the industrialized world to interact with native cultures for reasons other than to exploit them, develop them, and eradicate their traditional practices. The answer, according to Curtin, defines the ethical character of what we typically call 'progress', and he articulates a response to Chinnagounder's challenge in terms of a new, distinctly postcolonial, environmental ethic. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | ReferencesIndex; About the Author. |
| ISBN: | 9780253109071 0253109078 1282062859 9781282062856 |