Soil and Soul: People Versus Corporate Power - Softcover

McIntosh, Alastair

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9781854108647: Soil and Soul: People Versus Corporate Power

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854108646 ISBN 13: 9781854108647

Publisher: Aurum Pr Ltd, 2002

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In this truly inspiring account, activist Alastair McIntosh tells how he helped the beleaguered residents of the Isle of Eigg to become the first Scottish community ever to clear their laird (the landed proprietor) from his own estate. He recounts how plans to turn a majestic Hebridean mountain into a super-quarry were overturned after he persuaded a Native American warrior chief to testify at a government inquiry. Weaving together theology, mythology, economics, ecology, history, poetics, and politics, this is an extraordinary case study of a radical new philosophy of community, spirit, and place. Alastair McIntosh is a Scottish academic and activist. A fellow of the Centre for Human Ecology, he lectures worldwide on new economics, community, and nonviolent strategies.

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About the Author:

Alastair McIntosh is a Scottish writer and campaigner. A fellow of the Centre for Human Ecology, he lectures all over the world on subjects including new economics, community and non-violent defence strategies. He is author of Soil and Soul, published by Aurum.

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'This is a world-changing book, one of the most important I have ever read, which will transform our perception of ourselves, our history and our surroundings' - George Monbiot

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