{"product_id":"facing-the-heat-in-south-africa","title":"FACING THE HEAT IN SOUTH AFRICA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e156pp., colour illus., paperback,\u003c\/em\u003e Emancipatory Futures Studies, Johannesburg, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781067235291\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of photographs of \u003cspan\u003eextreme weather events and their aftermath, taken across S\u003c\/span\u003eouth Africa by Vishwas Satgar over a ten-year period, documents the country\u003cspan\u003e’s deepening climate crisis, as well as the social consequences of these events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"There are people and more than humans behind the numbers, families behind the statistics, livelihoods, dreams, and hopes behind all the scientific projections. \u003cem\u003eFacing the Heat\u003c\/em\u003e's evocative imagery brings their stories to the fore, making the drought-stricken, the flood-affected, the tornado-impacted and all the climate-harmed speak. Through a decade of documentation, this book not only captures the deep scars left by worsening climate shocks but also the urgency to unite for transformative climate justice resistance.\" Charles Simane, Membership and Communication Secretary, Climate Justice Charter Movement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This photographic exposé is a call for urgent action now to prevent climate famine. \u003cem\u003eFacing the Heat\u003c\/em\u003e amplifies the urgency of transitioning South Africa's food system towards decarbonised, agroecological community-led food systems that are rooted in care for people and planet. It helps us understand that preparing for a 1.5C overshoot is not only about the energy transition, but about transforming how we produce, share and value food in the deep just transition. This is all about food sovereignty.\" Qhawekazi Mahlalela, National Coordinator, South African food Sovereignty Campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVishwas Satgar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Professor of International Relations, editor of the Democratic Marxism series, and principal investigator for the Emancipatory Futures Studies in the Anthropocene project at the University of the Witwatersrand. A veteran activist, he is co-founder of the South African Food Sovereignty Campaign and Climate Justice Charter Movement. His recent publications include \u003cem\u003eA Love Letter to the Many - Arguments for Transformative Left Politics in South Africa; Digital Capitalism and its Limits - Technotopia, Power and Risk\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWorker Cooperatives and Deep Democracy - Transformative Politics and Planetary Care from Below\u003c\/em\u003e (with Michelle Williams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Satgar (V.)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42285210107950,"sku":null,"price":330.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/3182\/3662\/files\/FacingtheHeatinSouthAfrica.jpg?v=1776789131","url":"https:\/\/clarkesbooks.co.za\/products\/facing-the-heat-in-south-africa","provider":"Clarke's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}