Peter Doran

A Political Economy of Attention, Mindfulness and Consumerism

Reclaiming the Mindful Commons

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing together lively debates from the new economics of transition, resilience and well-being, sustainable consumption, and the emerging role of mindfulness in popular culture, this book speaks to audiences from both the sustainability disciplines and students of Buddhism and mindfulness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 116
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 195g
• ISBN-13: 9780367179267
• ISBN-10: 0367179261
• Artikelnr.: 54908065

Autorenporträt

Peter Doran is a lecturer at the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Towards a 'Mindful Commons' - The Anthropocene and the Attention
Revolution
Chapter 2. The Spirit of Activism: Non-Violence as a Way of Life
Chapter 3. The Cartesian Legacy
Chapter 4. Foucault, Zen and the Art of Challenging Consumerism
Chapter 5. Conclusions: Attention Deficit and Ecological Degradation
Advance Together