Will the Flower Slip Through the Asphalt?: Writers Respond to Capitalist Climate Change

Naomi Klein, delivering the Edward Said lecture, links the question of climate with the question of occupation (with Palestine as the focus). Klein points out that those who are othered will be the first victims of the climate catastrophe. This volume collects Naomi Kleins superb essay, along with reactions from important writers who live across the globe. John Bellamy Foster and Ghassan Hage offer direct reflections on Kleins lecture, while other writers are spurred by Kleins insights. Rafia Zakaria takes us to the shoreline of Karachi, Masturah Alatas wonders about hijab and air-conditioning in Malaysia, Shalini Singh meanders through the climate wars in India, and Susan Abulhawa writes from the fossil fuel sacrifice zone at Standing Rock (North Dakota, USA). The book closes with Amitav Ghoshs meditation on nutmeg and cloves, leading to important insights into globalization, interconnectedness and transformation. Contributors: John Bellamy Foster, Amitav Ghosh, Naomi Klein, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Ghassan Hage, Rafia Zakaria, Masturah Alatas, Shalini Singh, Susan Abulhawa