Linda H. Connor is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Sydney, Australia.

In this work, Connor (anthropology, Univ. of Sydney, Australia) brings an “anthropological approach” to the study of climate change. Connor illustrates the relationships between culture, ethics, and policy alongside peoples’ perceptions and experience of climate change as she moves between local and global scales and historical and current time frames. Following an overview of anthropological research related to climate change, the book surveys the experience of indigenous peoples living under the pressure of extreme weather in the Arctic and South Pacific. The book then turns to its main focus—an extended study in Australia’s Hunter Valley. There is a detailed history, stretching back into the region’s geologic past and continuing through its current status as a major coal mining location. This offers context for the thorough anthropological research, which provides an insightful look into the various ways that residents from diverse vantage points conceptualize climate change and, in turn, how this influences their response. Given the theoretically dense academic writing style, this work will be of greatest interest to individuals with a strong background in anthropology.--J. L. Rhoades, Antioch University New England, February 2017 issue of CHOICE

• Part 1: The Ecocosmic Sphere 1. Precarious places in a warming world 2. Life and time in a carboniferous zone Part 2: Quotidian Worlds 3. Being in the weather 4. Living environmental change Part 3: Counterpoints 5. Climate Activation 6. Fragile futurity

Linda H. Connor is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Sydney, Australia.

In this work, Connor (anthropology, Univ. of Sydney, Australia) brings an “anthropological approach” to the study of climate change. Connor illustrates the relationships between culture, ethics, and policy alongside peoples’ perceptions and experience of climate change as she moves between local and global scales and historical and current time frames. Following an overview of anthropological research related to climate change, the book surveys the experience of indigenous peoples living under the pressure of extreme weather in the Arctic and South Pacific. The book then turns to its main focus—an extended study in Australia’s Hunter Valley. There is a detailed history, stretching back into the region’s geologic past and continuing through its current status as a major coal mining location. This offers context for the thorough anthropological research, which provides an insightful look into the various ways that residents from diverse vantage points conceptualize climate change and, in turn, how this influences their response. Given the theoretically dense academic writing style, this work will be of greatest interest to individuals with a strong background in anthropology.--J. L. Rhoades, Antioch University New England, February 2017 issue of CHOICE

• Part 1: The Ecocosmic Sphere 1. Precarious places in a warming world 2. Life and time in a carboniferous zone Part 2: Quotidian Worlds 3. Being in the weather 4. Living environmental change Part 3: Counterpoints 5. Climate Activation 6. Fragile futurity

Linda H. Connor is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Sydney, Australia.

In this work, Connor (anthropology, Univ. of Sydney, Australia) brings an “anthropological approach” to the study of climate change. Connor illustrates the relationships between culture, ethics, and policy alongside peoples’ perceptions and experience of climate change as she moves between local and global scales and historical and current time frames. Following an overview of anthropological research related to climate change, the book surveys the experience of indigenous peoples living under the pressure of extreme weather in the Arctic and South Pacific. The book then turns to its main focus—an extended study in Australia’s Hunter Valley. There is a detailed history, stretching back into the region’s geologic past and continuing through its current status as a major coal mining location. This offers context for the thorough anthropological research, which provides an insightful look into the various ways that residents from diverse vantage points conceptualize climate change and, in turn, how this influences their response. Given the theoretically dense academic writing style, this work will be of greatest interest to individuals with a strong background in anthropology.--J. L. Rhoades, Antioch University New England, February 2017 issue of CHOICE

• Part 1: The Ecocosmic Sphere 1. Precarious places in a warming world 2. Life and time in a carboniferous zone Part 2: Quotidian Worlds 3. Being in the weather 4. Living environmental change Part 3: Counterpoints 5. Climate Activation 6. Fragile futurity