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The Politics of Palm Oil Harm. A Green Criminological Perspective.
Hanneke Mol
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Description for The Politics of Palm Oil Harm. A Green Criminological Perspective.
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology. Num Pages: 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; KJJ; LNKJ; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book examines the politics of harm in the context of palm oil production in Colombia, with a primary focus on the Pacific coast region. Globally, the palm oil industry is associated with practices that fit the most conventional definitions and perceptions of crime, but also crucially, forms of social and environmental harm that do not fit strictly legalistic definitions and understandings of crime. Drawing on rich field-based data from the region, Mol contributes empirically to an awareness of the constructions, practices, and the lived and perceived realities of harm related to palm oil production. She advances criminological debate around ... Read more
This book examines the politics of harm in the context of palm oil production in Colombia, with a primary focus on the Pacific coast region. Globally, the palm oil industry is associated with practices that fit the most conventional definitions and perceptions of crime, but also crucially, forms of social and environmental harm that do not fit strictly legalistic definitions and understandings of crime. Drawing on rich field-based data from the region, Mol contributes empirically to an awareness of the constructions, practices, and the lived and perceived realities of harm related to palm oil production. She advances criminological debate around ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319553771
SKU
V9783319553771
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99-15
About Hanneke Mol
Hanneke Mol is a Research Fellow in Environmental Justice at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. She is co-editor of the books: Environmental Crime in Latin America: The Theft of Nature and the Poisoning of the Land (Palgrave, 2017) and Introducción a la Criminología Verde: Conceptos para nuevos horizontes y diálogos socioambientales (Fondo Editorial de la Universidad Antonio Nariño, 2017). ... Read more
Reviews for The Politics of Palm Oil Harm. A Green Criminological Perspective.
“This book is essential reading for any understanding of one of the biggest challenges to the world’s ecological sustainability. … this book remains a critical and central basis for understanding palm oil, from its globalized power to its local harms.” (Mark Ungar, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, July, 2019)