Title The ethics and rhetoric of invasion ecology / edited by James Stanescu and Kevin Cummings

Published Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource Series Ecocritical theory and practice Ecocritical theory and practice. Contents When Species Invade; 1 Beyond the Management of Pe(s)ts; 2 Alien Ecology, Or, How to Make Ontological Pluralism; 3 Guests, Pests, or Terrorists? Speciesed Ethics and the Colonial Intelligibility of "Invasive" Others; 4 The Judas Pig; 5 Spectacles of Belonging; 6 Welcoming the Stranger; 7 Paradise and Warfare; 8 Rooting for the Unrooted; Index; About the Authors Summary The essays in this collection address the militaristic discourse deployed by humans against invasive species and consider alternative relationships of cohabitation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 02, 2016) Subject Biological invasions -- Philosophy Introduced organisms -- Ecology Introduced organisms -- Control -- Moral and ethical aspects NATURE -- Ecology. NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness. SCIENCE -- Environmental Science. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology. Introduced organisms -- Ecology Form Electronic book Author Stanescu, James, editor. Cummings, Kevin, editor. ISBN 9781498538312 1498538312

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