Rising Tides

by rory-spowers

Rising Tides is an extensively researched and engagingly written examination of the many factors that have shaped ecological thought. Challenging the basic assumptions of the western world-view, it exposes the fundamental flaws in a political, economic system that believes in unlimited economic growth within a finite world and has confused financial worth with the real wealth of the natural systems which we are all dependent upon. The rift is growing between a powerful elite pushing their policies of globalisation and a world-wide network disillusioned with notions of growth, wealth and progress. Rising Tides suggests ways in which we can all plug into this network - rescue our economic system from manipulation by the corporate elite and help to create the sort of world we want to live in.

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 28, 2002

Reviews

[Keith Walters · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost textbook like overview of green history based mainly on secondary sources and a really helpful pulling together of the main elements:Man vs Nature, US developments, UK developments, food and technology.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written and well researched, this book is informative, helpful and slightly frightening given the amount of evidence presented and the apparant lack of political will let alone action to tackle the many environmental issues we have today