Reviews for Ecology of the wet-dry tropics

The average rating for Ecology of the wet-dry tropics based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-07-08 00:00:00 Diana F Orhun Phenomenal. This book's framing of US foreign policy around the interests and activism of African Americans, combined with the interesting periodization running from the Italo-Ethiopian War through the Suez Crisis and first wave of decolonization (but before the peak of the Civil Rights Movement in the US) is an incredibly well sourced perspective on midcentury US foreign policy in which the central issue on the global stage, both pre and post war, is the global color line of colonialism. Rising Wind is within a very small circle of book such as Westad's The Global Cold War, Beckert's Empire of Cotton, and Lake and Reynolds' Drawing the Global Colour Line, that seamlessly reframe traditional narratives of international relations by presenting their research. I can't recommend this book enough for anyone interested in US foreign policy, decolonization, or American racial politics

Review # 2 was written on 2020-09-07 00:00:00 Anuar Iberahim found the first half most compelling, especially in its perspective on revolutions in China and Vietnam, the specifics of which my education has majorly lacked. The second half a bit more frustrating—repetitive, some weird ideas about work and welfare, weird idealization of the Puritans. But 1974 was a different time & it's interesting to read this pre-industrialization moment captured. Not sure I am convinced by all the leftist revolution of humanity/revolution of values over other types of revolutions rhetoric—and still wonder if that really works as an organizing tactic as opposed to appealing to self interest—but a worthwhile read, lots to think about, very grateful for the Boggs and their legacy