{"product_id":"speaking-of-earth-environmental-speeches-that-moved-the-world-paperback-softback-9780813537276","title":"Speaking of Earth; Environmental Speeches That Moved the World (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813537276","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSpeaking of Earth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEnvironmental Speeches That Moved the World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlon Tal (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813537276\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 January 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book is required reading for every environmentalist.\u003c\/div\u003e - Adam Werbach (past president of the Sierra Club) \u003cdiv\u003eA compelling anthology of environmental speeches by prominent and articulate leaders from around the globe who share a deep and abiding concern for the earth and its inhabitants. They each 'speak a word for Nature' (Thoreau) at a time when it is sorely needed. Speaking of Earth is required reading for anyone who cares about the future of our planet-and especially for those who don't yet care enough.\u003c\/div\u003e - Don Henley (Walden Woods Project) \u003cdiv\u003eSpeaking of Earth is a treasure trove of twenty inspiring speeches by environmentalists from around the world, ranging from Rachel Carson, to Chico Mendes, to Wangari Maathai. With Alon Tal's engaging biographical introductions, this book will be a welcome addition to the courses, coffee tables, and bookshelves of all those who would follow in their footsteps.\u003c\/div\u003e - Carolyn Merchant (author of The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution and) Alon Tal's Speaking of Earth provides the reader with a well-designed overview of the key issues facing those who seek to preserve our environment. Spanning a broad scope of notable sources, Tal's collection is a timely reminder of the tasks identified but yet unfulfilled.  - President Jimmy Carter\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bringing together twenty path-breaking speeches and the stories of leading environmentalists from around the world, \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the range of topics and leaders who caught the attention of the public and inspired ecological movements.  The message that emerges is diverse, compelling, and passionate. Articulated through the words of fervent individuals who helped to launch a global transformation, this book offers a refreshing summary of the depth and breadth of modern environmentalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Preface      \u003cbr\u003e 1. \"\u003cbr\u003eThe Publication of Silent Spring Was Neither the Beginning Nor the End of That Struggle\"\u003cbr\u003e Rachel Carson, United States of America, 1963\u003cbr\u003e 2. \"\u003cbr\u003eA Land without Wildflowers Will Be a Hotel, Not a Homeland\"\u003cbr\u003e Yizhar Smilansky, Israel, 1962\u003cbr\u003e 3. \"\u003cbr\u003eIf Man Is to Survive, the Ocean Is Not Dispensable\"\u003cbr\u003e Thor Heyerdahl, Norway, 1972\u003cbr\u003e 4. \"\u003cbr\u003eWe Do Not Have to Believe in the Inevitability of Environmental Catastrophe to Accept the Possibility of Such a Catastrophe\"\u003cbr\u003e Maurice Strong, Canada, 1972\u003cbr\u003e 5. \"\u003cbr\u003eWe Are the First, but We Are Not Likely to Be the Last\"\u003cbr\u003e Lois Gibbs, United States of America, 1979\u003cbr\u003e 6. \"\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Weapons Are Morally Indefensible\"\u003cbr\u003e David Lange, New Zealand, 1985\u003cbr\u003e 7. \"\u003cbr\u003eI Too Am One of Those Who Cannot Live without Wild Things\"\u003cbr\u003e Mongosuthu G. Buthulezi, South Africa, 1986\u003cbr\u003e 8. \"\u003cbr\u003eThe Question Now Is Simply Whether We Control Science or Whether Science Will Control Us\"\u003cbr\u003e Mostafa Tolba, Egypt, 1987\u003cbr\u003e 9. \"\u003cbr\u003eThe Destruction of Our Rain Forest Affects Not Only the Brazilian People, but in Fact All the People of the Planet\"\u003cbr\u003e Chico Mendes, Brazil, 1988\u003cbr\u003e 10. \"\u003cbr\u003eThe Prospect of Climate Change Is a New Factor in Human Affairs\"\u003cbr\u003e Margaret Thatcher, United Kingdom, 1989\u003cbr\u003e 11. \"\u003cbr\u003eIf We Want to Transform Society in an Ecological Way, We Must Transform Ourselves\"\u003cbr\u003e Petra Kelly, Germany, 1991\u003cbr\u003e 12. \"\u003cbr\u003eOur Mother Earth Is Teaching Us a Lesson in Universal Responsibility\"\u003cbr\u003e the Dalai Lama, Tibet, 1992\u003cbr\u003e 13. \"\u003cbr\u003eThe Sermon\"\u003cbr\u003e David Brower, United States of America, 1992\u003cbr\u003e 14. \"\u003cbr\u003eA Deadly Ecological War in Which No Blood Is Spilled but People Die All the Time\"\u003cbr\u003e Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigeria, 1993\u003cbr\u003e 15. \"\u003cbr\u003eWe Venture into Realms That Belong to God, and to God Alone\"\u003cbr\u003e Charles, Prince of Wales, United Kingdom, 1996\u003cbr\u003e 16. \"\u003cbr\u003eTo Commit a Crime against the Natural World is a Sin\"\u003cbr\u003e Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Turkey, 1997\u003cbr\u003e 17. \"\u003cbr\u003eIt's All about Taming Greed\"\u003cbr\u003e Ian Kiernan, Australia, 1998\u003cbr\u003e 18. \"\u003cbr\u003eSharing and Exchange, the Basis of Our Humanity and Our Ecological Survival Has Been Redefined as a Crime\"\u003cbr\u003e Vandana Shiva, India, 2000\u003cbr\u003e 19. \"\u003cbr\u003eProblems Are Not Enough in Themselves to Create a Momentum for Change\"\u003cbr\u003e Karl-Henrik Robert, Sweden, 2001\u003cbr\u003e 20. \"\u003cbr\u003eThe Challenge Is to Restore the Home of the Tadpoles and Give Back to Our Children a World of Beauty and Wonder\"\u003cbr\u003e Wangari Maathai, Kenya, 2004\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559284797720,"sku":"9780813537276","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/speaking-of-earth-environmental-speeches-that-moved-the-world-paperback-softback-9780813537276","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}