Violence in the Shadows
Corporate Social Responsibility, Protest, and Mining in Peru
$284.75
- Hardcover
204 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2026
Summary
In Violence in the Shadows, Jonathan Kishen Gamu challenges the supposedly progressive nature of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a catalyst for more accountable and humane forms of corporate capitalism. He shows that within the global mining industry, human rights abuse, environmental destruction, marginalization, and violent social conflict persist despite widespread CSR uptake among major companies. Using critical political economy as a theoretical framewo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781501787157 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1501787152 |
| Author: | Jonathan Kishen Gamu |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
| Imprint: | Cornell University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 204 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 907g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Jonathan Kishen Gamu
Jonathan Kishen Gamu is an Assistant Professor of International Politics at the University of Sheffield, England. His research examines the intersections of corporate power, industrial scale resource extraction, and the political economy and ecology of violence.
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