Walking on the Edge of the Abyss
Conversations with Gustavo Esteva
Published on 15. October 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXXV, 290 pages
978-981-99-2327-4 (ISBN)
Description
The book is a collection of essays written by Gustavo Esteva over the last 20 years. In this book, Gustavo Esteva, renowned in Mexico as a philosopher on education and on developmentalism, collects four major areas of his writings: on learning, development, autonomy, and interculturality. A memorial to a great thinker, this book stimulates thoughts on developmentalism across the global south.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
26 farbige Abbildungen, 1 s/w Abbildung
XXXV, 290 p. 27 illus., 26 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-99-2327-4 (9789819923274)
DOI
10.1007/978-981-99-2325-0
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Kin Chi Lau | Rafael Escobedo | David Barkin
Walking on the Edge of the Abyss
Conversations with Gustavo Esteva
Book
09/2023
Springer
€160.49
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Persons
Kin Chi
Lau
is Adjunct Associate Professor in cultural studies, and also coordinator of the Programme on Cultures of Sustainability, Centre for Cultural Research and Development, Lingnan University. She is also a Founding Member of Global University for Sustainability.
Rafael Escobedo
does research at the intersection of organizational theory, agrarian, and non-state societies, with a special interest in the role of peasant farmers and seasonal farmworkers subaltern politics.
David Barkin
is a distinguished professor in Economics, Metropolitan Autonomous University of Mexico, and a founding member of the Ecodevelopment Centre.
Content
1. Introduction.- 2. Learning.- 3. Development.- 4. Autonomy.- 5. Interculturality.