Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction: Nature, Technology, and Worldview 1
4. 1. The Modern State, Industry, and the Transformation of Nature 28
5. 2. The Coercive Appeal to Order: Authoritarian Approaches to Resource Management 98
6. 3. Development, Colonialism, and the Environment 148
7. 4. Biodiversity, Sustainability, and Technology in the Twenty-first Century 197
8. Notes 239
9. Index 261