Today we are continuing a chat review of “Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist: And Other Essays” by Paul Kingsnorth. This book has a lot of discussion worthy subject matter, so we will be covering it over the course of a couple episodes. Today is part THREE. If you have not listened to part one OR part two please do so before listening to this episode.
Link to part one: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/PYd3NXHATwb
Link to part two:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UKV3RWX29virhw5jIbyPW?si=3a5a8f9d81ac4e90
Brief summary of what the book is about this book:
Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist―an ardent environmentalist. He fought against rampant development and the depredations of a corporate world that seemed hell-bent on ignoring a looming climate crisis in its relentless pursuit of profit. But as the environmental movement began to focus on “sustainability” rather than the defense of wild places for their own sake, and as global conditions worsened, he grew disenchanted with the movement that he once embraced. He gave up what he saw as the false hope that residents of the First World would ever make the kind of sacrifices that might avert the severe consequences of climate change.
This iconoclastic, fearless, and ultimately hopeful book, which includes the much-discussed “Uncivilization” manifesto, asks hard questions about how we’ve lived and how we should live.
⭐As mentioned in the Podcast
The Dark Mountain Project
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https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/
⭐The Book: Working by Studs Terkel
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