Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and Other Essays
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (801 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01LYGITP7 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 323 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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A provocative and urgent essay collection that asks how we can live with hope in “an age of ecocide”Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist—an ardent environmentalist. In them he articulates a new vision that he calls “dark ecology,” which stands firmly in opposition to the belief that technology can save us, and he argues for a renewed balance between the human and nonhuman worlds.This iconoclastic, fearless, and ultimately hopeful book, which includes the much-discussed “Uncivilization” manifesto, asks hard questions about how we’ve lived and how we should live.. But as the environmental movement began to focus on “sustainability” rather than the defense of wild places for their own sake an
The overall effect is necessarily grim, but often remarkably uplifting as well. Every essay provides food for thought and given a chance, can rearrange the way you view things. It could even change the way you decide to live.”The Ecologist (UK). In a world on the brink of collapse, Kingsnorth offers humor, compassion, humility and wisdom.”Shelf Awareness“A brilliant and sobering collection recommended for anyone, liberal or conservative, concerned about the runaway train of climate change.”Booklist“Kingsnorth is a talented, engaging writer. “Kingsnorth writes with undeniable love: for the planet, for locations and histori
Paul Kingsnorth is the author of Beast and The Wake, which was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. . He is cofounder of the Dark Mountain Project, a global network of writers, artists, and thinkers in search of new stories for a world on the brink