Ecology Contested: Environmental Politics between Left and Right

by Peter Staudenmaier

In an age of climate crisis and political confusion, ecology seems to offer clear answers to urgent questions about the current global predicament. Yet ecology has always been politically ambivalent. Environmental ideals appeal to radicals and reactionaries alike; ecological concerns can align with both the left and the right, including the extreme right.

In Ecology Contested , Peter Staudenmaier examines the complex and conflicting politics of environmentalism with a critical eye, offering challenging perspectives on the historical, philosophical, and political dimensions of ecological engagement in a troubled world.

194 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2021

About the author

Peter Staudenmaier, PhD (Modern European History, Cornell University, 2010; MA, Modern European History, Cornell, 2006; BA, German Studies, University of Wisconsin, 1998), is Associate Professor of History at Marquette University. Previously he was Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Montana. In 2008, he received the Thomas Robbins Award for Excellence in the Study of New Religious Movement. He is a member of the American Historical Association, the German Studies Association, and the American Society for Environmental History.

Reviews

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

i read this 5ever ago and forgot to log it. this was gifted to me by my gf and it was really good! i think it gave me a good understanding of right-wing & fascist ecological perspectives and was rly informative. very easy to breeze through too, i read it on a 3ish hour flight to nyc.