As the inevitable, unsustainable nature of contemporary society becomes increasingly more obvious, it is important for scholars and activists to engage with the question, “what is to be done?” A Historical Scholarly Collection of Writings on the Earth Liberation Front provides an analysis and overview of an under-discussed but important part of the radical environmental movement, the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), which actively tried to stop ecocide. Through engagement with the activism and thought behind the ELF, volume contributors encourage readers to begin questioning the nature of contemporary capitalism, the state, and militarism. This book also explores the social movement and tactical impact of the ELF as well as governmental response to its activism, in order to strengthen analytic understanding of effectiveness, resistance, and community resilience. A Historical Scholarly Collection of Writings on the Earth Liberation Front is sure to inspire more scholarly work around social change, eco-terrorism, environmental studies, and environmental justice. This book is a valuable text for criminologists, sociologists, environmental advocates, politicians, political scientists, activists, community organizers, and religious leaders.
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Reviews
“This outstanding interdisciplinary scholarly text takes
us past the media and political propaganda of eco-terrorism and
examines what the Earth Liberation Front is and how and why they exist.”
Dr. Erik Juergensmeyer, Editor, Green Theory and Praxis Journal
“[This
book is] [a]n important and timely collection of essays that help
expand our understanding of the ELF, specifically, and nonhuman
liberation, more generally. The essays avoid some of the more common
knee-jerk reactions and engage the issues in thoughtful, critical, and
intellectually stimulating ways. This collection will no doubt spark
important discussion and debate!” Dr. Jason Del Gandio, author of Rhetoric for Radicals: A Handbook for 21st Century Activists
“A Historical Scholarly Collection of Writings on the Earth Liberation Front
is one of the most important and powerful texts to be published about
the Earth liberation movement. If you are concerned about social
justice, environmental justice, animal liberation, and anarchism then
this scholarly text of classic writings on the ELF is a must-read. You
will not be disappointed. Madelynne Kinoshita, Social Media Coordinator,
Save the Kids
“A Historical Scholarly Collection of Writings on the Earth Liberation Front
is an outstanding book speaking about a group that goes beyond
nonprofits and fancy banners over the White House to do what is needed
and must be done to defend the planet against those that want to profit
off of it. Read this book and ignite a revolution.” Chris Mendoza,
Durango Food Not Bombs
“A powerful text in defense of a
revolutionary environmental group. Chapters are interwoven and
interdisciplinary build off of each other. This book will save you time
in searching for the most pivotal articles on the subject of
eco-terrorism and the Earth Liberation Front.” Arash Daneshzadeh,
Editor, Transformative Justice Journal
“The editors have
successfully brought together an amazing collection of pivotal essays
from academic journals on the subject of direct action and
environmentalism. This book effectively argues and supports a call to
arms against the ecological destruction of the status quo, motivating
readers to realize there’s always more work that needs to be done.”
Joe Leeson-Schatz, Director of Speech and Debate at Binghamton University
“The
sheer breadth of this work might be enough to recommend consideration.
The extraordinary depth of its treatment demands attention. Of
particular relevance are the multiple entry points into this monumental
movement. Irrespective of one’s political or ecological perspective,
these sometimes profound explorations of and engagements with ELF allow
readers to form their own opinions, to experience some of the thinking
that helped shape a movement.”
William Shanahan, Curry College
“A
wonderful academic collection examining eco-terrorism and the Earth
Liberation Front from a social justice, sociological, criminological,
and critical perspective. This is one of the most fundamental texts
within the field of critical animal studies, green criminology, and
environmental studies.”
Arissa Media Group
“The collection is
theoretically intriguing and practically applicable to contemporary
social movements and political dynamics. The range of contributions
provide a broad yet highly informative set of writings that, in their
diversity, give the reader an in-depth sense of the many important and
timely facets of the Earth Liberation Front.”
Dr. Lauren Eastwood, Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology, SUNY College at Plattsburgh
“It
is good to finally have in one edited volume the contributions of
leading scholars and activists who not only clearly articulate the
perspectives and actions of the Earth Liberation Front, but also
validate them as legitimate approaches to environmental degradation,
exploitation, and oppression.”
Dr. Scott Hurley, Associate Professor of Religion, Luther College
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About the Author
Anthony J. Nocella II, Ph.D., a long-time community organizer and environmental justice scholar, is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the Institute for Public Safety at Salt Lake Community College. He has published over forty books on socio-political issues and is interviewed by the media regularly.
Sean Parson, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Politics and International A_ airs at Northern Arizona University. He is the author of Cooking Up a Revolution and co-editor of Superheroes and Critical Animal Studies.
Amber E. George, Ph.D., is a scholar-activist who teaches philosophy at Galen College. She is the editor of the Journal of Critical Animal Studies and co-editor of Screening the Nonhuman and The Intersectionality of Critical Animal, Disability, and Environmental Studies.
Stephanie Eccles, MSc., is an activist-scholar currently based in Montreal, Quebec. She is a Ph.D. student at Concordia University, focusing her dissertation research at the crossroads of critical animal geography and ethology.
