Green Politics

by Charlene Spretnak, Fritjof Capra, Wulf-Rüdiger Lutz

Examines the rise of West Germany's Green Party and discusses the impact of the Greens on European political culture and their relevance to America's future

Genres: Politics, Environment, Nonfiction, Society

244 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Charlene Spretnak has been intrigued throughout her life as a writer, speaker, and activist with dynamic interrelatedness. She has written nine books on various subjects in which interrelatedness plays a central role, including its expression in the arts. She is particularly interested in 21st-century discoveries indicating that the physical world, including the human bodymind, is far more dynamically interrelated than modernity had assumed. Such discoveries are currently causing a “relational shift” in our institutions and systems of knowledge, as she suggests in Relational Reality (2011). Several of her books have also proposed a "map of the terrain" of emergent social-change movements and an exploration of the issues involved. She has helped to create an eco-social frame of reference and vision in the areas of social criticism (including feminism), cultural history, and religion and spirituality. Since the mid-1980s, her books have examined the multiple crises of modernity and furthered the corrective efforts that are arising. Her book Green Politics was a major catalyst for the formation of the U.S. Green Party movement, of which she is a cofounder. Her book The Resurgence of the Real was named by the Los Angeles Times as one of the Best Books of 1997. In 2006 Charlene Spretnak was named by the British government's Environment Department as one of the "100 Eco-Heroes of All Time." In 2012 she received the Demeter Award for lifetime achievement as "one of the premier visionary feminist thinkers of our time" from the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology. She is a professor emerita in philosophy and religion.

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the original books outlining the philosophy and core values of the Green Party. Worth looking into in this age where the word "Green" has been co-opted into oblivion!!!

[Graham Gersbach]

Read this book a very long time back. At the time there was no Green Party representation in the UK as far as I know. I have an interest in sustainable economic growth with social responsibility. This Book covered the Green alternative to "politics as usual" looking at ecology, social responsibility, grass roots democracy and non violence.

[Ashwin Prasad · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit outdated but a lot of interesting ideas in this book. The end was pretty strong, and I appreciated the 10 values laid out pertaining to green politics at the end

[Luke Wagstaff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written and poignant message even 40 years on this book inspires new ideas. I really liked the authors scope of the Green movement at the time the people were enjoyable to listen to

[Christine]

A great overview of Green Politics - its highlights & faults.