Transitions in Global History
Social and Political Transformation in the Climate Crisis
Transitions in Global History
Social and Political Transformation in the Climate Crisis
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Description
What is a Global Transition? Defining this term- transition- is a major intellectual, scientific and political problem, and one that we must engage with if we are to respond to future climate crises and the transformation they will bring. In this book, Livesey delves into past transitions, the Neolithic, Industrial and Democratic Revolutions, to bring clarity to the idea of transition, and to frame the concept as a historical phenomenon, and a historical problem.
Using methods from intellectual history and responding to work by critical theorists such as Spivak, Ghosh, Chakrabarty and Latour, Transitions in Global History views the current climate and biodiversity crises through the lens of past transitions. Exploring the relationship between exogenous shock, social innovation, creativity and structural change, it seeks to identify a platform from which we can achieve a deeper understanding of the politics of climate change. Addressing the disorder of the current international system it explains why the political centre finds it so difficult to respond, and demonstrates why a Just Transition may be our only viable option for the future.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Debating the Next Transition
2. From the Neolithic Revolution to the Neolithic Transition
3. The City in Transition
4. The Politics of Capitalism as a General Equilibrium
5. The Modern Transition: Citizenship and Slavery in a World of Utility
6. The Last Transition as Cultural Transformation: Nature and Society
7. Energy Transitions
8. Economic Justice and the Climate Transition: Inequality and Natural Capital
Conclusion
Product details
| Published | 24 Dec 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781350605626 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 4 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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