This is the End: Earth First! and Apocalyptic Utopianism

This essay looks at the role of violence within radical environmentalist groups, such as ELF or Earth FIRST!, that engage in or support the use of ecotage or monkeywrenching. By looking at the philosophical underpinnings of monkeywrenching in terms of apocalyptic and utopian discourses within the mo...

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Main Author: Michael Mikulak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2007-12-01
Series:Forum
Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/forum/article/view/588