
Green Delusions
An Environmentalist Critique of Radical Environmentalism
Martin W. Lewis(Author)
Duke University Press
Will be published approx. on 14. March 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-8223-1474-5 (ISBN)
Description
Scholars, politicians, and activists worldwide are finally recognizing the severity of the global environmental crisis, yet serious threats to the environmental movement remain. Anti-environmentalists dismiss the very idea of a "crisis" as a mirage. Much less obvious, however, is the more subtle threat masquerading under the mantle of environmentalism itself. It is this threat that Green Delusions addresses. Writing from the standpoint of a committed environmentalist, Martin W. Lewis contends that many of the most devoted and strident "greens," those who propose a radical environmentalism, unwittingly espouse an ill-conceived doctrine that has devastating implications for the global ecosystem. In this book he distinguishes the main variants of eco-extremism, exposes the fallacies upon which such views ultimately flounder, and demonstrates that the policies advocated by their proponents would, if enacted, result in unequivocal ecological disaster. At once polemic and prescriptive, Green Delusions is an impassioned attempt to defend the environmental movement against extremist ideas that would lead to self-defeating political strategies.
Reviews / Votes
"Lewis's ... tour through the radical environmental literature is well-informed, and his own case is provocative and nuanced." Robyn Eckersley, Times Higher Education Supplement "Green Delusions should be required reading for environmental advocates. If nothing else, it contributes to a frank discussion of issues that all too often break down into greener-than-thou posturing." James Jay Gould, The Progressive "Lewis's argument is a goldmine of thoughtful assessments of a wide range of social reasoning in the modern environmentalist debate, and he incorporates texts that will probably be new to even the most well read of readers." Timothy O'Riordan, Nature "Martin Lewis has done environmentalism a great service by his indictment of the edges of the movement from a vantage point that appears to be at its center... This is a serious book about the faults of radical ecological thinking." David Rothenberg, Environmental History Review "A very fine and provocative book that will notably enrich the environmental debate." Douglas R. Weiner, Policy CurrentsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
North Carolina
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8223-1474-5 (9780822314745)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Martin W. Lewis