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.
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.