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1 online resource (124 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. The age of individualism -- 2. Inequality and activism -- 3. Climate change and activism -- 4. The way forward -- Afterword |
| Summary |
According to recent estimates 400,000 people die every year as a result of human-made global warming. The UN projects that 3 billion additional people may be pushed into extreme poverty by 2050 because of environmental destruction. The scale of the problems we face makes it clear that individualist, lifestyle-centric approaches to activism will not suffice. We need to change the structures of our social system, not our light bulbs. This book seeks to expose the structural roots of the injustices we must confront, and outlines an approach to activism which transcends the hopeless individualism of our time |
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"A new generation of activists working for economic and environmental justice, and against war and poverty, confronts critical questions. Why is the world so unjust and crisis-prone? What kind of world should we fight for? How can we win? In this panoramic yet accessible book, Umair Muhammad engages with these and other urgent debates. He argues that individual solutions like 'buying green' are dead ends and that hope for the future lies in a radical expansion of democracy and the transformation of the economy from one based on profit to one that can meet human needs"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social movements -- History -- 21st century
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Social change -- 21st century
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Environmentalism.
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Individualism.
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Equality.
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Capitalism -- Social aspects
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Anti-globalization movement.
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NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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Anti-globalization movement
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Capitalism -- Social aspects
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Environmentalism
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Equality
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Individualism
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Social change
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Social movements
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781608465712 |
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1608465713 |
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