An impassioned defence of the environmental movement against extremist ideas that would lead to self-defeating political strategies
"Lewis's ... tour through the radical environmental literature is well-informed, and his own case is provocative and nuanced." Robyn Eckersley, Times Higher Education Supplement "Green Delusions should be required reading for environmental advocates. If nothing else, it contributes to a frank discussion of issues that all too often break down into greener-than-thou posturing." James Jay Gould, The Progressive "Lewis's argument is a goldmine of thoughtful assessments of a wide range of social reasoning in the modern environmentalist debate, and he incorporates texts that will probably be new to even the most well read of readers." Timothy O'Riordan, Nature "Martin Lewis has done environmentalism a great service by his indictment of the edges of the movement from a vantage point that appears to be at its center... This is a serious book about the faults of radical ecological thinking." David Rothenberg, Environmental History Review "A very fine and provocative book that will notably enrich the environmental debate." Douglas R. Weiner, Policy Currents
"Lewis's ... tour through the radical environmental literature is well-informed, and his own case is provocative and nuanced." Robyn Eckersley, Times Higher Education Supplement "Green Delusions should be required reading for environmental advocates. If nothing else, it contributes to a frank discussion of issues that all too often break down into greener-than-thou posturing." James Jay Gould, The Progressive "Lewis's argument is a goldmine of thoughtful assessments of a wide range of social reasoning in the modern environmentalist debate, and he incorporates texts that will probably be new to even the most well read of readers." Timothy O'Riordan, Nature "Martin Lewis has done environmentalism a great service by his indictment of the edges of the movement from a vantage point that appears to be at its center... This is a serious book about the faults of radical ecological thinking." David Rothenberg, Environmental History Review "A very fine and provocative book that will notably enrich the environmental debate." Douglas R. Weiner, Policy Currents
Written by a self-confessed ex-radical now espousing an eclectic ``Promethean'' environmentalism that embraces, among other enviromental bugaboos, capitalism, large-scale government, advanced technology, and big cities, Green Delusions aims to ``distinguish the five main variants of eco-extremism . . . to expose the fallacies on which such views ultimately founder, and to demonstrate that the policies advocated . . . would, if enacted, result in unequivocal ecological catastrophe.'' The author generally hits his target cleanly and forcefully, making the book essential for environmental collections. Its clarity, detail, and solid documentation could also make it a surprise success in general circulation. Though clearly addressed to the academic and environmental communities, it could, given a little attention, gain a sizable audience among those ordinary citizens who find themselves increasingly disquieted by the extremism that currently dominates environmental discourse.-- Linn Prentis, Milford, Pa.
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