Natural Alien 2nd Ed 2/E: Humankind and Environment

by Neil Evernden

Book Overview

In this eloquent and sympathetic book, Evernden evaluates the international environmental movement and the underlying assumptions that could doom it to failure. Beginning with a simple definition of environmentalists as "those who confess a concern for the non-human," he reviews what is inherent in industrial societies to make them so resistant to the concerns of environmentalists. His analysis draws on citing such diverse sources as Merleau-Ponty,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802077854
• ISBN13: 9780802077851
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"