<p>"The authors pay serious, systematic attention to a social and political phenomenon (grassroots ecological resistance) of global importance. Taylor is correct in his claim in the Preface that insufficient scholarly attention has been paid to grassroots environmentalism. This book takes a big step in the right direction. It will appeal to a wide audience within the academy and without." — Steve Breyman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</p><p>"This book provides diverse points of view and gives a hearing for frequently unheard voices. It provides new information about environmental activism on a regional and global scale." — J. Baird Callicott, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point</p>

Ecological resistance movements are proliferating around the world. Some are explicitly radical in their ideas and militant in their tactics while others have emerged from a variety of social movements that, in response to environmental deterioration, have taken up ecological sustainability as a central objective. This book brings together a team of international scholars to examine contemporary movements of ecological resistance. The first four sections focus on the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Africa, and Europe, and the book concludes with a selection of articles that address the philosophical and moral issues these movements pose, assess trends found among them, and evaluate their impacts and prospects. [Among the many contributors to the volume are Daniel Deudney, Robert Edwards, Heidi Hadsell, Sheldon Kamieniecki, Lois Lorentzen, David Rothenberg, Wolfgang Rudig, Jerry Stark, Paul Wapner, and Ben Wisner.]
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Acknowledgments Introduction: The Global Emergence of Popular Ecological Resistance Bron Taylor Part I. Popular Ecological Resistance in the Americas 1. Earth First! and Global Narratives of Popular Ecological Resistance Bron Taylor 2. With Liberty and Environmental Justice for All: The Emergence and Challenge of Grassroots Environmentalism in the United States Bob Edwards 3. Bread and Soil of Our Dreams: Women, the Environment, and Sustainable Development—Case Studies from Central America Lois Ann Lorentzen 4. Profits, Parrots, Peons: Ethical Perplexities in the Amazon Heidi Hadsell Part II. Popular Ecological Resistance in Asia and in the Pacific 5. International Native Resistance to the New Resource Wars Al Gedicks 6. Visitors to the Commons: Approaching Thailand's "Environmental" Struggles from a Western Starting Point Larry Lohmann 7. Grassroots Environmental Resistance in India Vikram K. Akula 8. Popular Environmentalists in the Philippines: People's Claims to Natural Resources Emma Porio and Bron Taylor Part III. Popular Ecological Resistance in Africa 9. Grassroots Resistance to Dominant Land-Use Patterns in Southern Africa Yash Tandon 10. Luta, Livelihood, and Lifeworld in Contemporary Africa Ben Wisner Part IV. Popular Ecological Resistance in Europe 11. Have a Friend for Lunch: Norwegian Radical Ecology Versus Tradition David Rothenberg 12. Between Moderation and Marginalization:Environmental Radicalism in Britain Wolfgang Rüdig 13. Popular Resistance and the Emergence of Radical Environmentalism in Scotland Brendan Hill, Rachel Freeman, Steve Blamires, and Alastair McIntosh Part V. Concluding Reflections on the Global Emergence of Popular Ecological Resistance 14. Postmodern Environmentalism: A Critique of Deep Ecology Jerry A. Stark 15. In Search of Gaian Politics: Earth Religion's Challenge to Modern Western Civilization Daniel Deudney 16. In Defense of Banner Hangers: The Dark Green Politics of Greenpeace Paul Wapner 17. The Effectiveness of Radical Environmentalists Sheldon Kamieniecki, S. Dulaine Coleman, and Robert O.Vos 18. Popular Ecological Resistance and Radical Environmentalism Bron Taylor References Contributors Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780791426463
Publisert
1995-10-06
Utgiver
Vendor
State University of New York Press
Vekt
644 gr
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
440

Biographical note

Bron Raymond Taylor is Associate Professor of Religion and Social Ethics and Director of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. He is the author of Affirmative Action at Work: Law, Politics, and Ethics and has published numerous articles about the religion, politics, and ethics of radical environmentalism.