Environmentalism: Ideology and PowerContents: An introduction, human nature and environmentalism; German ecologists and British aristocrats; American conservationism: a gentleman's concern; Preparing the way: the post-war years; Environmentalism arrives; Misanthropic giving; Aristocratic nature of environmentalism: Marx on Malthus; Aristocratic oppositions to progress: A conclusion; Index. |
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German Ecologists and British Aristocrats | 11 |
England and the Aristocratic Opposition to Progress | 15 |
English Conservationism | 21 |
Cain and Hopkins | 25 |
Warwick and Others | 26 |
William Tucker | 98 |
Richard Neuhaus | 100 |
Simon Demerath and Others | 101 |
Environmentalism as Ideology | 103 |
Environmentalism Colonialism and Globalism | 105 |
The AngloAmerican Connection | 110 |
The Aristocratic Opposition to Progress A Conclusion | 115 |
The Essence of Ecology and Politics | 120 |
American Conservationism A Gentlemans Concern | 29 |
The Highly Organized Rockefeller Efforts | 35 |
Preparing the Way The PostWar Years | 41 |
Environmentalism Arrives | 59 |
Earth Day and the Environmental Revolution | 70 |
Misanthropic Giving | 81 |
The Aristocratic Nature of Environmentalism Marx on Malthus | 97 |
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