The
most systematic articulation of ideas.
San Francisco Review of Books
...a confirmation of his [Bookchin's] status as a
penetrating critic not only of the ways in which humankind is
destroying itself, but of the ethical imperative to live better.
The Village Voice
Elegantly written, and recommended for a wide
audience.
Library Journal
Bookchin offers a radical critique
of this society, one I wanted very much to hear.
The Nation
His (Bookchin’s) newest book is
perhaps the most ambitious; the topic and the scope are
tremendous. But his energy and the vigor of his intelligence are
commensurately broad.
Sierra
The Ecology of Freedom
is an eloquent, erudite, and highly ambitious work…Whatever
one’s perspective, one is likely to find in it much material
for worthwhile reflection on the human condition. For many who
are disillusioned with the reigning traditions of materialism,
idealism, and dualism…the work will be of major
significance.
Telos
Acutely conscious of the growing environmental crisis that has assumed monumental proportions- not merely environmental pollution, but also its deep-seated social origins- this pioneer of social ecology extracts a vision from the very roots of human history and with it weaves a synthesis of ideas that challenge the status quo in the only manner commensurate with the nature of the crisis.
This revised edition includes a substantial new major essay “Twenty Years Later” that situates the new debates and problems in the ecology movement.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the 1991 Edition Twenty Years Later…
Introduction
- The concept of Social Ecology
- The Outlook of Organic Society
- The Emergence of Hierarchy
- Epistemologies of Rule
- The Legacy of Domination
- Justice- Equal and Exact
- The Legacy of Freedom
- From Saints to Sellers
- Two Images of Technologies
- The Social Matrix of Technology
- The Ambiguities of Freedom
- An Ecological Society
Epilogue
Index
395 pages
Paperback ISBN: 0-921689-72-1
Hardcover ISBN: 0-921689-73-X
This title is currently out of print.
