Review
“The environmental movement is an ecosystem of its own, and Douglas Bevington does a fine job examining the understory that flourishes in the shade of the big green groups. This will be a useful text for those trying to figure out how to build the global warming movement in the years ahead.” (Bill McKibben author of The End of Nature )”In The Rebirth of Environmentalism, Douglas Bevington tells how radical and resource-poor biodiversity activists came to be at the center o…
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The Rebirth of Environmentalism is an incisive and highly engaging look at the inner workings of the environmental movement. A must read for environmental activists specifically, activists more generally, and anyone interested in social movements. It’s also a highly informative and rewarding read for just about anyone curious about protecting nature, whether in their own back yard or globally. A nice mix of narrative storytelling combined with sophisticated analysis and commentary. I’ll be looking forward to the next installment from the author.
This book is a gem; very readable, it’s a history of the modern environmental movement, revealing its heroes, its successes and its failures. “Rebirth” looks at the movement from a sociologist’s point of view, but what makes it hard to put down is the personal stories of the men and women who took part in the environmental battles of the 80’s and 90’s, and refused to have their hands tied by playing by traditional rules. This one stays on my personal bookshelf, but I’m buying a copy for my local public library as well.