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For the wild : ritual and commitment in radical eco-activism / Sarah M. Pike.

By: Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: xi, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780520294950 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780520294967 (pbk : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: For the wildDDC classification:
  • 179/.30973 23
LOC classification:
  • HV4708 .P565 2017
Contents:
Freedom and insurrection around a fire -- Youth culture and the roots of contemporary activism -- Childhood landscapes of wonder and awe -- Into the forest -- Liberation's crusade -- Circles of community, strategies of inclusion -- Rites of grief and mourning.
Summary: "For the Wild explores the ways in which the commitments of radical environmental and animal-rights activists develop through powerful experiences with the larger-than-human world during childhood and young adulthood. The book addresses the question of how and why activists come to value nonhuman animals and the natural world as worthy of protection. Emotions and memories of wonder, love, compassion, anger, and grief shape activists' protest practices and help us understand their deep-rooted commitments to the planet and its creatures. Drawing on analyses of activist art, music, and writings, as well as interviews and participant-observation in activist communities, Sarah M. Pike delves into the sacred duties of these often misunderstood and marginalized groups with openness and sensitivity."--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HV4708 .P565 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001455889

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Freedom and insurrection around a fire -- Youth culture and the roots of contemporary activism -- Childhood landscapes of wonder and awe -- Into the forest -- Liberation's crusade -- Circles of community, strategies of inclusion -- Rites of grief and mourning.

"For the Wild explores the ways in which the commitments of radical environmental and animal-rights activists develop through powerful experiences with the larger-than-human world during childhood and young adulthood. The book addresses the question of how and why activists come to value nonhuman animals and the natural world as worthy of protection. Emotions and memories of wonder, love, compassion, anger, and grief shape activists' protest practices and help us understand their deep-rooted commitments to the planet and its creatures. Drawing on analyses of activist art, music, and writings, as well as interviews and participant-observation in activist communities, Sarah M. Pike delves into the sacred duties of these often misunderstood and marginalized groups with openness and sensitivity."--Provided by publisher.

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