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The Paris Agreement: Climate Change, Solidarity, and Human Rights
Judith Blau
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Description for The Paris Agreement: Climate Change, Solidarity, and Human Rights
Hardback. Num Pages: 133 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book discusses the immediate and severe threat posed by global climate change and the various obstacles that stand in the way of action. Judith Blau presents scientific evidence relevant to The Paris Agreement (COP-21): an international treaty that promises to strengthen the global response to climate change. As she reckons with the dangers of catastrophic planetary heating, Blau discusses the clash between the deeply ingrained American tradition of individualism and the collective action and acknowledgement of intertwined fate needed to address climate change. She acknowledges that America's capitalist bent stands in contrast to the idea of the ... Read more
This book discusses the immediate and severe threat posed by global climate change and the various obstacles that stand in the way of action. Judith Blau presents scientific evidence relevant to The Paris Agreement (COP-21): an international treaty that promises to strengthen the global response to climate change. As she reckons with the dangers of catastrophic planetary heating, Blau discusses the clash between the deeply ingrained American tradition of individualism and the collective action and acknowledgement of intertwined fate needed to address climate change. She acknowledges that America's capitalist bent stands in contrast to the idea of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
119
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319535401
SKU
V9783319535401
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Ref
99-15
About Judith Blau
Judith Blau is Professor Emerita, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. She also served as President of the Southern Sociological Society, and is Founder and Director of the Human Rights Center of Chapel Hill & Carrboro.
Reviews for The Paris Agreement: Climate Change, Solidarity, and Human Rights
This short book offers a succinct, readable overview of GCC and the framework of international human and environmental rights. ... The Paris Agreement may be more appealing to an advanced undergraduate readership, perhaps as a supplementary text for environmental sociology, political sociology, and/or social movements courses. (Alexander M. Stoner, Social Forces, Vol. 97 (01), September, 2018)