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Eco-terrorism
Donald R. Liddick
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Description for Eco-terrorism
Hardback. Radical environmentalism and its progeny, "eco-terrorism", is a modern phenomenon. Here, the author exposes the activities of radical groups determined to make their mark in the movement to protect the earth and its creatures. He covers the major groups as well as less well-known ones and provides portraits of who they are and what they do. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
Radical environmentalism and its progeny, eco-terrorism, is a modern phenomenon. It is a movement far removed from the elite conservationists of the late 1800s and the mainstream environmental groups that emerged later. Drawn from the same pool of concerned individuals who comprise memberships in groups like Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and the Wilderness Society, disaffected environmentalists have turned from political lobbying to direct action in the form of widespread property destruction and other types of crime and terror. Here, the author exposes the activities of radical groups determined to make their mark in the movement to protect the earth and ... Read more
Radical environmentalism and its progeny, eco-terrorism, is a modern phenomenon. It is a movement far removed from the elite conservationists of the late 1800s and the mainstream environmental groups that emerged later. Drawn from the same pool of concerned individuals who comprise memberships in groups like Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and the Wilderness Society, disaffected environmentalists have turned from political lobbying to direct action in the form of widespread property destruction and other types of crime and terror. Here, the author exposes the activities of radical groups determined to make their mark in the movement to protect the earth and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275985356
SKU
V9780275985356
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99-1
About Donald R. Liddick
Donald R. Liddick is Associate Professor of Administration of Justice at the University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg. He is the author of The Global Underworld (Praeger, 2004) and other books and articles that have appeared in various journals.
Reviews for Eco-terrorism
In this study of criminality within the radical environmental movement, Liddick promises to pursue and present research findings in an evenhanded manner, noting that the term terrorism does not seem to be warranted in descriptions of radical environmentalist tactics. Nonetheless, he refers to all such acts as eco-terrorism and concludes by speculating that some ecoradicals would not hesitate to destroy ... Read more