--- product_id: 1273995 title: "Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor Paperback – March 11, 2013" brand: "rob nixon" price: "183.95 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1273995-slow-violence-and-the-environmentalism-of-the-poor-paperback-march store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor Paperback – March 11, 2013 **Brand:** rob nixon **Price:** 183.95 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor Paperback – March 11, 2013 by rob nixon - **How much does it cost?** 183.95 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1273995-slow-violence-and-the-environmentalism-of-the-poor-paperback-march) ## Best For - rob nixon enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted rob nixon brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor Paperback – March 11, 2013 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51iH60gXC+L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Eloquence and width *by I***N on October 17, 2013* This is the type of book that we rarely stumble upon. We would not expect a book that exposes the relationship between environmentalism of the poor, environmental writer-activists and a proposed concept of slow violence to be a pleasant, beautiful read. I would expect such a book to be interesting, useful, innovative, but still adept of the sterile, academic tone and prose. But that's not the case. By drawing examples from different writers-activists and their different circumstances (micro-minorities in the oil-rich but socially poor Nigerian delta, post-war environmental calamities in Iraq, an industrial spill-off in India and others), Nixon not only dissects ideas and underlying political, aesthetic and historical concepts, but also elegantly defends his hypothesis while he does all that.His hypothesis is that environmental degradation and the violence it entails is particularly difficult to pinpoint and to bring to the foreground of media and popular culture because of its lack of spectacular, condensed and vivid manifestation. Environmental damage causes what Nixon describes as slow violence, violence that is spread throughout time and space, that dissipates slowly in an area not clearly defined for months, years or even centuries (as in the case of radiation in nuclear test sites). This violence is also invisible since it can reach the cellular level through mutation and other forms of very intimate violence. The author then takes the challenge of how to describe and make this type of violence more visible and the answer he finds is through literature, with its linguistic richness, its power to tell concrete, tangible and personal stories and its various tools to turn attention to the intimate, often invisible circumstances around us. He then proceeds to locate these writers in the "Global South" that turned to literature as a way to raise the topic of environmentalism and slow violence in the attempt to show the existence of this violence to a larger audience. The result is astounding. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a masterpiece *by M***T on October 7, 2011* A deeply important book--not only for its precise and timely intervention at such a tenuous political/ecological moment, but for the accessibility, thoughtfulness, and grace of its delivery.Not only does this work broaden our thinking about the environmental politics in the sphere of the postcolonial, it allows us to think about violence itself in new ways. Specifically, violence not simply as an effect of imbalanced political histories, but violence as a text we have to learn (and relearn!) how to read. This is a contribution that directly faces the entanglement of neoliberalism, deepening toxification of natural spaces/resources, growing economic disparities, and a widespread cultural illiteracy about questions of global crisis itself. For this reason, it's a book that speaks across disciplinary contexts more effectively than any other, in recent environmental studies.Slow Violence is a text written in and for a cultural moment that struggles to see beyond the politics of the momentary. As such, it is an opportunity to learn to think differently about global crisis, not only in a variety of disciplinary contexts, but in the course of the everyday. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Lexicon of War *by L***Z on April 25, 2013* Language is the way in which humans communicate, socialize and identify with each other. The nuances associated with understanding the spoken or written word is dependent on mutual experiences, interpretation or socialization. In order to effectively communicate it is necessary to understand the manner in which words are used. People give meaning to the words readily used and applied in our interactions within our culture, communities and schools. What happens if the definition changes?Rob Nixon, in Slow violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor, illustrates for the readers the confusion generated as the working definition of everyday common language become weapons of mass destruction. The slow generative destruction of the environment and the people. ## Frequently Bought Together - Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor - The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (Berlin Family Lectures) - The Extractive Zone: Social Ecologies and Decolonial Perspectives (Dissident Acts) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1273995-slow-violence-and-the-environmentalism-of-the-poor-paperback-march](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1273995-slow-violence-and-the-environmentalism-of-the-poor-paperback-march) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-09-14*