For the Wild : Ritual and Commitment in Radical Eco-Activism / Sarah M. Pike.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pike, Sarah M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal rights--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Animal rights.

Animal rights movement--United States.

Animal rights movement.

Animal rights activists--United States.

Animal rights activists.

Environmentalists--United States--Attitudes.

Environmentalists.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Environmental ethics--United States.

Environmental ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

For the Wild explores the ways in which the commitments of radical environmental and animal-rights activists develop through powerful experiences with the more-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 dedication 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction. For All the Wild Hearts

Chapter 1. Freedom and Insurrection around a Fire

Chapter 2. At the Turn of the Millennium

Chapter 3. Childhood Landscapes of Wonder and Awe

Chapter 4. Into the Forest

Chapter 5. "Liberation's Crusade Has Begun"

Chapter 6. Circles of Community, Strategies of Inclusion

Chapter 7. Rites of Grief and Mourning

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780520967892

0520967895

OCLC:

980346883