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Climate Change as a Crisis of Imagination - by Avi Brisman (Hardcover)

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  • Stories have always enabled people to make sense of the world and others, and this book encourages a radical rethinking of how we tell stories about climate change.
  • About the Author: Avi Brisman is Professor in the School of Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University.
  • 224 Pages
  • Social Science, Criminology

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Stories have always enabled people to make sense of the world and others, and this book encourages a radical rethinking of how we tell stories about climate change. This book proposes that, while climate change may be a result of policy failures and the incompatibility of capitalism with our finite resources, climate change represents a crisis of imagination--an inability to articulate a differentiated collective problem in ways that inspire, motivate and prompt individual and shared responses to larger but common goals.

Considering the contrasting perspectives of writer Amitav Ghosh and theorist Mark Bould, this book reconciles their views for criminologists and all those concerned about--and working towards avoiding--catastrophic climate change.



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'Avi Brisman is the proverbial Weberian switchman, creating the idea and worldviews that decide the tracks where material and ideal interests may run.' KuoRay Mao, Associate Professor of Sociology, Colorado State University

'A stylistic and substantive triumph...one the very few genuinely interdisciplinary monographs I've ever read, which is needed now more than ever with both the climate and the humanities under threat.' Rafe McGregor, Edge Hill University




About the Author



Avi Brisman is Professor in the School of Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Criminology
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Avi Brisman
Language: English
Street Date: November 10, 2026
TCIN: 93251414
UPC: 9781529235715
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-3786
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Q: What main theme does the book explore regarding climate change?

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  • A: The book focuses on rethinking storytelling about climate change and its implications for collective action.

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Q: What contrasting perspectives are explored in the book?

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  • A: The book examines the views of writer Amitav Ghosh and theorist Mark Bould on climate change challenges.

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Q: Who is the author of this book?

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  • A: The book is authored by Avi Brisman, a professor at Eastern Kentucky University.

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Q: How does the book propose to address climate change issues?

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  • A: It suggests that the crisis lies in our imagination and urges new ways to articulate and tackle climate problems.

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Q: What type of audience is this book intended for?

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  • A: It is suggested for readers aged 22 years and up, particularly those interested in social science and criminology.

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