Bring on the Apocalypse
Six Arguments for Global Justice
Published on 1. January 2015
256 pages
978-1-78239-652-9 (ISBN)
Description
'A dazzling command of science and a relentless faith in people... I never miss reading him.' -- Naomi Klein
In these incendiary essays, George Monbiot tears apart the fictions of religious conservatives, the claims of those who deny global warming and the lies of the governments and newspapers that led us into war. He takes no prisoners, exposing government corruption in devastating detail while clashing with people as diverse as Bob Geldof, Ann Widdecombe and David Bellamy.
But alongside his investigative journalism, Monbiot's book contains some remarkable essays about what it means to be human. Monbiot explores the politics behind Constable's The Cornfield, shows how driving cars has changed the way we think and argues that eternal death is a happier prospect than eternal life.
In these incendiary essays, George Monbiot tears apart the fictions of religious conservatives, the claims of those who deny global warming and the lies of the governments and newspapers that led us into war. He takes no prisoners, exposing government corruption in devastating detail while clashing with people as diverse as Bob Geldof, Ann Widdecombe and David Bellamy.
But alongside his investigative journalism, Monbiot's book contains some remarkable essays about what it means to be human. Monbiot explores the politics behind Constable's The Cornfield, shows how driving cars has changed the way we think and argues that eternal death is a happier prospect than eternal life.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,00 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78239-652-9 (9781782396529)
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01/2009
Atlantic Books
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Person
George Monbiot is the author of Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning, The Age of Consent and Captive State. A celebrated eco-activist, he was presented with a United Nations Global 500 Award for outstanding environmental achievement by Nelson Mandela. He is currently Visiting Professor of Planning at Oxford Brookes University.
Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Four Missed Meals Away from Anarchy
- Arguments With God
- Bring on the Apocalypse
- The Virgin Soldiers
- Is the Pope Gay?
- A Life With No Purpose
- America the Religion
- Arguments With Nature
- Junk Science
- Mocking Our Dreams
- Preparing for Take-Off
- A Lethal Solution
- Giving Up On Two Degrees
- Crying Sheep
- Feeding Frenzy
- Natural Aesthetes
- Bring Them Back
- Seeds of Distraction
- Arguments With War
- Thwart Mode
- One Rule for Us
- Dreamers and Idiots
- The Moral Myth
- The Lies of the Press
- War Without Rules
- A War of Terror
- Back to Front Coup
- Peace Is for Wimps
- Asserting Our Right to Kill and Maim Civilians
- A War Dividend
- The Darkest Corner of the Mind
- Arguments With Power
- I'm With Wolfowitz
- Still the Rich World's Viceroy
- On the Edge of Lunacy
- This Is What We Paid for
- Painted Haloes
- The Corporate Continent
- The Flight to India
- How Britain Denies Its Holocausts
- A Bully in Ermine
- Lady Tonge: An Apology
- Arguments With Money
- Property Paranoia
- Britain's Most Selfish People
- Theft Is Property
- Expose the Tax Cheats
- Bleeding Us Dry
- An Easter Egg Hunt
- A Vehicle for Equality
- Too Soft On Crime
- Media Fairyland
- The Net Censors
- Arguments With Culture
- The Antisocial Bastards in Our Midst
- Driven Out of Eden
- Breeding Reptiles in the Mind
- Willy Loman Syndrome
- The New Chauvinism
- Notes
