Radical Ecology: The Search for a Livable World 2nd Edition

“Carolyn Merchant’s work reflects the generosity of spirit necessary for the realization of the broad-based ecology movement she envisions. Radical Ecology is crucial reading for anyone concerned with the liberation of human beings and the earth and the relationships between these projects.” — Ynestra King, New School for Social Research
“In a period when environmental problems are being dealt with through technological and financial fixes, Carolyn Merchant’s Radical Ecology is a much-needed reminder of the deeper ethical perspective needed for responding to the ecological crisis.” — Dr. Vandana Shiva, author of Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development

“Radical Ecology is crucial reading for anyone concerned with the liberation of human beings and the earth and the relationships between these projects.” – Ynestra King, New School for Social Research

‘Radical Ecology provides an excellent overview of ideas and practices aimed at finding solutions to very pressing issues facing the world today.’ – Human Ecology (2007) Frank R Thomas

Carolyn Merchant is Professor of Environmental History, Philosophy and Ethics in the Department of Conservation and Resource Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of The Death of Nature:Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution and Ecological Revolutions: Nature, Gender, and Science inNew England.