This book explores the existential redistributions that extractivist frontiers create, going beyond existing studies by bringing into the English-language discu

For many countries, primarily in the Global South, extractivism – the exploiting and exporting of natural resources – is big business. For those exporting c

This book examines how extractivism transforms territories and affects the well-being of rural people, drawing on in-depth fieldwork conducted on tree plantatio

The frontiers of extraction are expanding rapidly, driven by a growing demand for minerals and metals that is often motivated by sustainability considerations.

In the 21st century, the old colonial attitude of terra nullius, meaning a vacant place free for the taking, still lurks behind the global economic expropriatio