Hi Everyone, I wanted to let the list know of a book my friend, Sharon Ridgeway, and I wrote on Indigenous politics and the world ecological crisis since we just had it reviewed by Choice (below).
I'm glad to start a conversation (off the list) on the issues pertaining to the book with anyone interested. http://www.paradigmpublishers.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=356914 Choice CURRENT REVIEWS FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: Ridgeway, Sharon J. The power of the talking stick: indigenous politics and the world ecological crisis, by Sharon J. Ridgeway and Peter J. Jacques. Paradigm Publishers, 2014. 200p bibl index afp ISBN 9781612052908, Library hardback $150.00/ paperback $25.00 Rarely are works of social science as beautiful as this call to action on the ecological crises caused by global capitalism. For too long, the beneficiaries of the world capitalist system have spoken with too loud a voice. Ridgeway (Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette) and Jacques (Univ. of Central Florida) ask that readers listen to Indigenous peoples, who have long warned of the destruction oflife-sustaining systems. Indigenous peoples should not be romanticized, but used as an example of sustainable living. Furthermore, they are on the front lines of environmental destruction. The first four chapters describe capitalism, its presence in Bretton Woods institutions, and its impact on the global commons and food supply. The last three chapters outline the characteristics of a green state, noncapitalist ways ofliving, and a plan of action for rekindling a "planetary consciousness." For the authors, humanity is now confronted with a decision whose outcome will, in the words of Chief Arvol Looking Horse, "usher in an age of harmony--or it will bring the end oflife as we know it." Summing Up: Highly recommended. General readers, undergraduate students, graduate students, and research faculty. -- G. P. Williams, University of Connecticut Peter ________________________________ PETER J. JACQUES, PH.D. DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR SPRING 2014 OFFICE HOURS: M/W 10-NOON DIRECTOR OF THE POLITICAL ECOLOGY LAB@UCF<http://politicalscience.cos.ucf.edu/ecology/> MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE<http://www.springer.com/environment/journal/13412>S -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
