The Patagonian Sublime: The Green Economy and Post-Neoliberal Politics

Marcos Mendoza is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Mississippi in Oxford.

Provides a vivid and accessible investigation of the green economy and New Left politics in Argentina. Based on extensive field research, Marcos Mendoza examines the social worlds of alpine mountaineers, adventure trekkers, tourism entrepreneurs, seasonal laborers, park rangers, land managers, scientists, and others involved in the green economy.

Contents List of Acronyms List of Spanish Terms List of Images Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Part One: The Sphere of Tourism Consumption 1          Alpine-Style Mountaineering: Resolve and Death in the Andes 2          Adventure Trekking: Pursuing the Alpine Sublime Part Two: The Sphere of Service Production 3          Comerciante Entrepreneurship: Investment Hazard and Ethical Laboring 4          Golondrina Laboring: Informality and Play             Part Three: The Sphere of the Conservation State 5          Community-Based Conservation: Land Managers and State-Civil Society Collaborations 6          Conservation Policing: Education and Environmental Impacts             Part Four: The Politics of the Green Economy 7          Defending Popular Sustainability in la Comuna 8          Kirchnerismo and the Politics of the Green Economy Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index About the Author