Eco-Warriors Understanding the Radical Environmental Movement, Updated Edition

Name: Eco-Warriors Understanding the Radical Environmental Movement, Updated Edition
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ISBN: 9781598740288

ISBN-10: 1598740288

ISBN-13: 9781598740288

Edition: 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Rik Scarce, David Brower

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Published in 1990, ECO-Warriors was the first in-depth look at the people, the actions, the history and the philosophies behind the "radical" environmental movement. Focusing on the work of Earth First!, Seashepherds, Greenpeace, and the Animal Liberation Front, among other, Rik Scarce told exciting and sometimes frightening tales of front-line warriors defending on Earth they see as being in environmental peril. Scarce was jailed for contempt of court for refusing to divulge his sources to prosecutors anxious to thwart these groups' activities. In this updated edition, Scarce brings the trajectory of this movement up to date and provides current resources for those who wish to learn more.…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 335
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Foreword



Preface to the Updated Edition


Preface to the First Edition


Acknowledgments



Towards an Understanding



Gandhi Meets the Luddites



A Question of Compromise



Ecology Meets Philosophy



Who Would Dare?



Greenpeace: Bridge To Radicalism



Earth First!: Cracking the Mold



The Sea Shepherds: Bringing Justice to the High Seas



Animal Liberation: From Labs to Hunt Sabs



Radical Environmentalism's International Face



Environmental Activism in Practice



Hanging George Washington's Bib



Not Just Tree Huggers Anymore



Raid on Reykjavik



Crowd on a Crane



On the Warpath with Anna, Mel, and Lib



In the Wild with "The Town Crier of the Global Village"



Inspiration and the Future



Stirring the Pot: Radical Environmental Literature, Music, Art, and Theater



Conclusion: Of Change and Constancy


Getting Involved


Errata


Notes


Index


About the Author