{"product_id":"the-tragedy-of-the-commodity-oceans-fisheries-and-aquaculture-paperback-softback-9780813565774","title":"The Tragedy of the Commodity; Oceans, Fisheries, and Aquaculture (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813565774","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Tragedy of the Commodity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOceans, Fisheries, and Aquaculture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStefano B. Longo (Author), Rebecca Clausen (Author), Brett Clark (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813565774\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 June 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e274 pages, 11 photographs, 5 figures, 2 m\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Impressive and compelling. The historical, political, and ecological perspectives? offered in\u003ci\u003e The Tragedy of the Commodity \u003c\/i\u003eare vital to understanding the link between the 'tragedy' inherent in many 'common property' situations.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Bonnie McCay (author of The Question of the Commons and Oyster Wars and the Public Trust) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"The Tragedy of the Commodity\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely, readable, comprehensive, and critical guide to what is wrong with our relationship with the sea and its creatures and what can be done to recreate this necessary relationship. A must read for anyone interested in knowing what is wrong with our relationship with the sea and how to go about changing it for the better.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Dean Bavington (author of Managed Annihilation) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Consider[s] some of the most brutal aspects of the effects of capitalism in the process of turning every part of nature and every aspect of people's lives within it into something salable … \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of the Commodity\u003c\/i\u003e also makes clear that to stop this destruction our society has to be organised in a completely different way and we have relatively little time to achieve it.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (International Socialism) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of the Commodity\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantastic piece of literature that should be a staple book for graduate courses in environmental sociology.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Human Ecology Review) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A crucially important contribution to the discussions on the future of our oceans and our relationship to them.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of Agrarian Change) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of the Commodity\u003c\/i\u003e is an important step toward situating commons governance and ecological crises within a critique of the political economy of capitalism. \"\u003c\/div\u003e (International Journal of Comparative Sociology)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2017 Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award from the American Sociological Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Although humans have long depended on oceans and aquatic ecosystems for sustenance and trade, only recently has human influence on these resources dramatically increased, transforming and undermining oceanic environments throughout the world. Marine ecosystems are in a crisis that is global in scope, rapid in pace, and colossal in scale. In \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of the Commodity\u003c\/i\u003e, sociologists Stefano B. Longo, Rebecca Clausen, and Brett Clark explore the role human influence plays in this crisis, highlighting the social and economic forces that are at the heart of this looming ecological problem.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn a critique of the classic theory “the tragedy of the commons” by ecologist Garrett Hardin, the authors move beyond simplistic explanations-such as unrestrained self-interest or population growth-to argue that it is the commodification of aquatic resources that leads to the depletion of fisheries and the development of environmentally suspect means of aquaculture. To illustrate this argument, the book features two fascinating case studies-the thousand-year history of the bluefin tuna fishery in the Mediterranean and the massive Pacific salmon fishery. Longo, Clausen, and Clark describe how new fishing technologies, transformations in ships and storage capacities, and the expansion of seafood markets combined to alter radically and permanently these crucial ecosystems. In doing so, the authors underscore how the particular organization of social production contributes to ecological degradation and an increase in the pressures placed upon the ocean. The authors highlight the historical, political, economic, and cultural forces that shape how we interact with the larger biophysical world.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA path-breaking analysis of overfishing, \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of the Commodity\u003c\/i\u003e yields insight into issues such as deforestation, biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePreface\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1   Sea Change\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2   Human Ecology, Social Metabolism, and the Tragedy of the Commodity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3   Managing a Tragedy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4   From Tuna Traps to Ranches\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5   From Salmon Fisheries to Farms\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6   A Sea of Commodities\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7   Healing the Rifts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNotes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523380998424,"sku":"9780813565774","price":25.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-tragedy-of-the-commodity-oceans-fisheries-and-aquaculture-paperback-softback-9780813565774","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}