Igniting a Revolution: Voices in Defense of the Earth - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904859569 ISBN 13: 9781904859567

Publisher: AK Press, 2006

Synopsis

“Before his 1969 assassination, Chairman Fred Hampton of the Black Panther Party in Chicago famously remarked that, ‘When one of us falls, 1000 will take his place.’ This book proves Fred’s point. No matter the degree of repression visited upon it, the spirit of revolution cannot be quelled.”—Ward Churchill, author of On the Justice of Roosting Chickens

As the destruction of nature reaches new extremes, resistance becomes ever more militant. Radical environmental groups are front page news. From laboratory bombings to the destruction of ski resorts, this emerging new militancy has been steadily upping the political ante. Authorities have responded in kind, handing down unprecedented heavy prison sentences for acts of property destruction. Congressional committees have been convened, the FBI has put revolutionary environmentalists at the top of their domestic terrorism list, and the "terrorists" themselves promise bigger and more spectacular assaults in the future. This anthology features a range of voices—from academics to armed revolutionaries—that explore this new form of political struggle. The first book of it’s kind on this increasingly important topic!

Steven Best, PhD, is chair of the department of philosophy at the University of Texas, El Paso. He has published numerous books and articles on philosophy, cultural criticism, social theory and animal rights, and is frequently interviewed by national print and radio media.

Anthony J. Nocella II is a peace activist who teaches workshops on mediating and negotiating in revolutionary environments.

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About the Author:

Steven Best, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Texas, El Paso. He is author and editor of 8 books and over 100 articles and reviews on cultural criticism and animal rights. He has appeared on TV shows and is frequently interviewed by national print and radio media including the New York Times. Anthony J. Nocella II is completing his Ph.D. work at Syracuse University and is a Visiting Scholar of SUNY Cortland's Center for Ethics, Peace and Social Justice (CEPS). He teaches courses in Sociology and Criminology at Le Moyne College. He has published more than twenty-five scholarly articles and is working on his ninth book.

About this edition

• Publisher: AK Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1904859569
• ISBN 13: 9781904859567
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450
• Editor: Steven Best, Anthony J. Nocella II