Williams Austin - Enemies Of Progress Dangers Of Sustainability - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This polemical book examines the concept of sustainability and presents a critical exploration of its all - pervasive influence on society arguing that sustainability manifested in several guises represents a pernicious and corrosive doctrine that has survived primarily because there seems to be no alternative to its canon: in effect its bi - partisan appeal has depressed critical engagement and neutered politics. It is a malign philosophy of misanthropy low aspirations and restraint. This book argues for a destruction of the mantra of sustainability removing its unthinking status as orthodoxy and for the reinstatement of the notions of development progress experimentation and ambition in its place. Al Gore insists that the 'debate is over' while musician K. T. Tunstall spokesperson for Global Cool a campaign to get stars to minimize their carbon footprint says so many people are getting involved that it is becoming really quite uncool not to be involved . This book will say that it might not be cool but it is imperative to argue against the moralizing of politics so that we can start to unpick the contemporary world of restrictive sustainable practices.
Title: Enemies Of Progress Dangers Of Sustainability
Author(s): Williams Austin
Publisher: Imprint Academic
Barcode: 9781845400989
Pages: 120 Pages
Publication Date: 5/1/2008
Series: Societas
Category: Sustainability