{"product_id":"remaking-appalachia-ecosocialism-ecofeminism-and-law-hardcover","title":"Remaking Appalachia: Ecosocialism, Ecofeminism, and Law - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas F. Stump\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA critical legal scholar uses feminist and environmental theory to sketch alternate futures for Appalachia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Environmental law has failed spectacularly to protect Appalachia from the ravages of liberal capitalism, and from extractive industries in particular. \u003ci\u003eRemaking Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles such failures, but also puts forth hopeful paths for truly radical change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemaking Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e begins with an account of how, over a century ago, laws governing environmental and related issues proved fruitless against the rising power of coal and other industries. Key legal regimes were, in fact, explicitly developed to support favored industrial growth. Aided by law, industry succeeded in maximizing profits not just through profound exploitation of Appalachia's environment but also through subordination along lines of class, gender, and race. After chronicling such failures and those of liberal development strategies in the region, Stump explores true system change beyond law \"reform.\" Ecofeminism and ecosocialism undergird this discussion, which involves bottom-up approaches to transcending capitalism that are coordinated from local to global scales.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnvironmental law has failed spectacularly to protect Appalachia from the ravages of liberal capitalism, and from extractive industries in particular. \u003ci\u003eRemaking Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles such failures, but also puts forth hopeful paths for truly radical change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemaking Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e begins with an account of how, over a century ago, laws governing environmental and related issues proved fruitless against the rising power of coal and other industries. Key legal regimes were, in fact, explicitly developed to support favored industrial growth. Aided by law, industry succeeded in maximizing profits not just through profound exploitation of Appalachia's environment but also through subordination along lines of class, gender, and race. After chronicling such failures and those of liberal development strategies in the region, Stump explores true system change beyond law \"reform.\" Ecofeminism and ecosocialism undergird this discussion, which involves bottom-up approaches to transcending capitalism that are coordinated from local to global scales.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas F. Stump is a lifelong West Virginian. His scholarship explores environmental law, critical legal theory, law and social movements, and Appalachian and rural studies. He currently works as a faculty member with the George R. Farmer Jr. Law Library at West Virginia University College of Law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50791545143602,"sku":"9781949199901","price":186.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/lYR4rh3pA79781949199901.webp?v=1767790536","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/remaking-appalachia-ecosocialism-ecofeminism-and-law-hardcover","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}