Kristian Lasslett: 2 books
State Crime on the Margins of Empire
Rio Tinto, the War on Bougainville and Resistance to Mining
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
This book offers a pioneering window into the elusive workings of state-corporate crime within the mining industry. It follows a campaign of resistance organised by indigenous activists on the island of Bougainville, who struggled to close a Rio Tinto owned copper mine, and investigates the subsequent...
Uncovering the Crimes of Urbanisation
Researching Corruption, Violence and Urban Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
From the social cleansing of cities through to indigenous land struggles at the frontline of extraction megaprojects, planetary urbanisation is a contested process that is radically shaping social life and the sustainability of human civilisation. In this pioneering intervention, it is maintained...