{"product_id":"extraction-thea-riofrancos-9781324036760","title":"Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the fight against climate change, lithium's role in reducing emissions by powering green economies is a mixed blessing. Drawing on groundbreaking fieldwork in Chile, Nevada, and Portugal, Thea Riofrancos explores the environmental and social costs of the global race to expand lithium mining amid supply chain concerns. With haunting descriptions of vulnerable ecosystems, she examines how mining harms landscapes, provokes protest, takes center stage in national politics, and links countries on the peripheries of the world economy to huge corporations, commodity markets, and powerful investors. Riofrancos traces the history of global extraction from colonial conquest to the 1970s energy crisis to the still-uncertain green future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile an unregulated mining boom could inflict irreversible harm, Riofrancos offers compelling ideas about how to harmonize climate action with social justice. Across the world's extractive frontiers, we encounter the most brutal aspects of capitalism--but also witness inspiring visions for our planetary future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thea Riofrancos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324036761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324036760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Thea Riofrancos","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46685941924095,"sku":"9781324036760","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a667bfd1-26ca-4a0a-adfb-0e1b1ee6751e.jpg?v=1741727230","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/extraction-thea-riofrancos-9781324036760","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}