The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy, Revised Edition

Bookchin, Murray

ISBN 10: 0921689721 / ISBN 13: 9780921689720

Published by Black Rose Books, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy, Revised Edition
• Publisher: Black Rose Books
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0921689721
• ISBN 13: 9780921689720
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Using a synthesis of ecology, anthropology, philosophy and political theory, this book traces our society's conflicting legacies of freedom and domination, from the first emergence of human culture to today's global capitalism. The theme of Murray Bookchin's grand historical narrative is straightforward: environmental, economic and political devastation are born at the moment that human societies begin to organize themselves hierarchically. And, despite the nuance and detail of his arguments, the lesson to be learned is just as basic: our nightmare will continue until hierarchy is dissolved and human beings develop more sane, sustainable and egalitarian social structures.

About the Author

Murray Bookchin (1921-2006) was an American anarchist and libertarian socialist author, orator, historian, and political theorist.