Ideas to postpone the end of the world / Ailton Krenak ; translated from the Portuguese by Anthony Doyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krenak, Ailton, author.

Contributor:

Doyle, Anthony (Translator), translator.

Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.

Standardized Title:

Ideias para adiar o fim do mundo. English

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Human ecology.

Global environmental change.

Nature conservation.

Environmental protection.

Philosophical anthropology.

human ecology.

environmental protection.

philosophical anthropology.

Physical Description:

73 pages : portrait ; 17 cm

Place of Publication:

[Toronto, Ontario] : Anansi International, 2020.

Language Note:

Translated from Portuguese.

Summary:

"Humanity is facing the greatest environmental disaster of our existence. Global pandemics, extreme weather events, and massive wildfires all define the era that many are now calling the Anthropocene. In the three lectures that comprise Ideas to Postpone the End of the World, renowned Indigenous activist and leader Ailton Krenak argues that the current environmental crisis is rooted in modern society's flawed concept of 'humanity' -- that human beings are superior to any other form of nature and therefore justified to exploit it as we please. As a result, our entire civilization is built upon structures, organizations, and institutions that alienate us from the land, rivers, and trees, and that have forced the marginalization (and sometimes outright elimination) of any community that refuses to abide by these rules. Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas have already faced the end of the world many times before. Now, to stop our collective march towards the abyss, we must reject the homogenizing effect of our human-first perspective and embrace a new idea of 'dreaming,' one that allows us to regain our proper place within nature. Only then may we find new solutions to survive."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Translation of: Ideias para adiar o fim do mundo.

"First published in 2019 by Companhia das Letras. First published in English in Canada in 2020 and the USA in 2020 by House of Anansi Press Inc."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-73).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Krenak, Ailton. Ideas to postpone the end of the world.

ISBN:

9781487008512

1487008511

OCLC:

1159449265