Ecological Resistance Movements

Bron Raymond Taylor is Associate Professor of Religion and Social Ethics and Director of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. He is the author of Affirmative Action at Work: Law, Politics, and Ethics and has published numerous articles about the religion, politics, and ethics of radical environmentalism.

"The authors pay serious, systematic attention to a social and political phenomenon (grassroots ecological resistance) of global importance. Taylor is correct in his claim in the Preface that insufficient scholarly attention has been paid to grassroots environmentalism. This book takes a big step in the right direction. It will appeal to a wide audience within the academy and without." — Steve Breyman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute"This book provides diverse points of view and gives a hearing for frequently unheard voices. It provides new information about environmental activism on a regional and global scale." — J. Baird Callicott, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Global Emergence of Popular Ecological ResistanceBron TaylorPart I. Popular Ecological Resistance in the Americas1. Earth First! and Global Narratives of Popular Ecological ResistanceBron Taylor2. With Liberty and Environmental Justice for All: The Emergence and Challenge of Grassroots Environmentalism in the United StatesBob Edwards3. Bread and Soil of Our Dreams: Women, the Environment, and Sustainable Development—Case Studies from Central AmericaLois Ann Lorentzen4. Profits, Parrots, Peons: Ethical Perplexities in the AmazonHeidi HadsellPart II. Popular Ecological Resistance in Asia and in the Pacific5. International Native Resistance to the New Resource WarsAl Gedicks6. Visitors to the Commons: Approaching Thailand's "Environmental" Struggles from a Western Starting PointLarry Lohmann7. Grassroots Environmental Resistance in IndiaVikram K. Akula8. Popular Environmentalists in the Philippines: People's Claims to Natural ResourcesEmma Porio and Bron TaylorPart III. Popular Ecological Resistance in Africa9. Grassroots Resistance to Dominant Land-Use Patterns in Southern AfricaYash Tandon10. Luta, Livelihood, and Lifeworld in Contemporary AfricaBen WisnerPart IV. Popular Ecological Resistance in Europe11. Have a Friend for Lunch: Norwegian Radical Ecology Versus TraditionDavid Rothenberg12. Between Moderation and Marginalization:Environmental Radicalism in BritainWolfgang Rüdig13. Popular Resistance and the Emergence of Radical Environmentalism in ScotlandBrendan Hill, Rachel Freeman, Steve Blamires, and Alastair McIntoshPart V. Concluding Reflections on the Global Emergence of Popular Ecological Resistance14. Postmodern Environmentalism: A Critique of Deep EcologyJerry A. Stark15. In Search of Gaian Politics: Earth Religion's Challenge to Modern Western CivilizationDaniel Deudney16. In Defense of Banner Hangers: The Dark Green Politics of GreenpeacePaul Wapner17. The Effectiveness of Radical EnvironmentalistsSheldon Kamieniecki, S. Dulaine Coleman, and Robert O.Vos18. Popular Ecological Resistance and Radical EnvironmentalismBron TaylorReferencesContributorsIndex