The Patagonian Sublime

‘The Patagonian Sublime is a groundbreaking analysis of the green economy’s contradictory logics in post-neoliberal Argentina. While Mendoza’s book is one of the most important contributions to political ecology in years, it is his vivid and nuanced portrayal of the mountaineers, trekkers, and others who work, play and risk their lives in these Alpine landscapes that will keep you reading.' Laura Ogden, author of Swamplife: People, Gators, and Mangroves Entangled in the Everglades

In this compelling book, Marcos Mendoza captures the ambivalent allure both of the imposing Patagonian landscape and of the ecotourism economy nurtured within it by the progressively populist Kirchners. Evocatively written and elegantly argued, The Patagonian Sublime will be of interest to scholars and students in diverse fields including anthropology, geography and political ecology as well as environmental, development and Latin American studies. Robert Fletcher, author of Romancing the Wild: Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism

A rewarding and generous book....Its writing style captures different levels of complexity, and the book will therefore be useful for teaching on both undergraduate and graduate courses of anthropology, geography, political ecology and environmental sciences. It is also a pleasure to read if one simply wants to read a good book. Journal of Latin American Studies

‘The Patagonian Sublime is a groundbreaking analysis of the green economy’s contradictory logics in post-neoliberal Argentina. While Mendoza’s book is one of the most important contributions to political ecology in years, it is his vivid and nuanced portrayal of the mountaineers, trekkers, and others who work, play and risk their lives in these Alpine landscapes that will keep you reading.' Laura Ogden, author of Swamplife: People, Gators, and Mangroves Entangled in the Everglades

In this compelling book, Marcos Mendoza captures the ambivalent allure both of the imposing Patagonian landscape and of the ecotourism economy nurtured within it by the progressively populist Kirchners. Evocatively written and elegantly argued, The Patagonian Sublime will be of interest to scholars and students in diverse fields including anthropology, geography and political ecology as well as environmental, development and Latin American studies. Robert Fletcher, author of Romancing the Wild: Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism

A rewarding and generous book....Its writing style captures different levels of complexity, and the book will therefore be useful for teaching on both undergraduate and graduate courses of anthropology, geography, political ecology and environmental sciences. It is also a pleasure to read if one simply wants to read a good book. Journal of Latin American Studies