Elizabeth G. Dobbins is professor of biological and environmental sciences at Samford University. Maria Lucia Piga is associate professor of sociology at University of Sassari. Luigi Manca is professor of communication arts at Benedictine University.

Drawing on a diverse range of fields and approaches, this intellectually rigorous essay collection takes the Anthropocene debate beyond discussions of humanity's past to tackle the realities of our present and strategies for our future. This is an essential work for those who wish to understand both our current environmental crisis and the ways our socio-political institutions are failing to confront it.

• Dobbins, Manca, Piga IntroductionScarlato, William “The Sower,” Engraving ScarlatoScarlato, WilliamThe Sower: Interpretation of the ArtistSection 1: Defining the Anthropocene Ch 1. Branca, D. Humanity in/of the Anthropocene: An Anthropological PerspectiveCh 2. Ferreri, E. The Anthropocene. A Socio-Anthropological PerspectiveCh 3. Romero, J. The model of deliberative democracy for the Anthropocene. From Jürgen Habermas to John Dryzek Ch 4. Kloos, J.The Land Ethic in Light of the Divine EconomySection 2: Ethical and Social Implications of the AnthropoceneCh 5. Mannu, G. Ethics and Responsibility in the Anthropocene EraCh 6. MacCurdy, M.Justice, the Media, and the Power of DissentCh 7. Piga, M.L.Second Lives/Second Chances: Promoting Social InclusionCh 8. Esu & MaddanuFrom Modernity to Risk. Local Print Media Portraying Military ActivitySection 3: Media Interpretations of the AnthropoceneCh 9. Dell’ultri, M.Consequences of PostmodernismCh 10. Dobbins, E.When Tribalism Trumps Science: The Role of Media in a Counterfactual EraCh 11. Kauth, J.M.Rhetoric of Denial: Framing the Apocalypse in Mainstream, Denialist, and Social MediaCh 12. Macek, S. A Smog of Lies: The Media, The Environment and the Post-Truth Presidency of Donald TrumpSection 4: Spreading the Message in the Anthropocene Ch 13. Manca, L. Journalism Education and the Environment in the Age of AnthropoceneCh 14. Seely, P. Racism, Fascism, and Leftist Movements in American Popular MusicCh 15. Challey & SeelyEcomusicology: Examining Environmental Messages Within Modern MusicSection 5: Tradition for the Future of the AnthropoceneCh 16. Perra, L. Tradition can save the Future of Nature: biocentric view of LawCh 17. Camarda, I. Cultural Heritage of Ethnobotany: Statements of Principle and EffectivenessCh 18. Francioni, F.From the Global History to the Singleness and Uniqueness of the TerritoriesCh 19. Montero, J. The Global and Utopian Empire of Alexander the Great: First Attempt at a United WorldAbout the Contributors