The Earth Mother and the assault of capitalism : living sustainably with all life / Julian E. Kunnie.
| Author/creator | Kunnie, Julian E., 1958- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2025] |
| Description | xvii, 230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Indigenous peoples' creation stories of the Earth and the natural world -- An interactive history of Europe, colonialism and slavery, and the emergence of capitalism -- Oil production and its capitalist history : ecocide, Earth heating, and the poisoning of life -- Chemical geoengineering of the weather : corporate and militarist intervention and effective climate collapse -- Capitalism's persistent devaluing of public education and the need for restructuring and reorienting education -- Epilogue : whither capitalism? : the Earth Mother prevails for life. |
| Abstract | "With climate collapse looming and chemical geo-engineering poisoning the Earth's air and water, humanity faces a battery of lethal crises: undermined food production, ecocide, accelerated desertification and drought, industrialist pillaging of the Earth through oil drilling and mining, and many other such assaults on life itself. Ever-growing crises of unsustainability in the 21st century point to the inevitable collapse of capitalism. This book investigates these crises and proposes a reclamation of Indigenous languages as part of cultural, educational and societal decolonization. By restoring Indigenous ancestral cultural wisdom and practice towards paths of wholeness and sustainability, society can recover, and live simply so that all forms of life may live."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2025019727 |
| ISBN | 9781476683904 |
| ISBN | 1476683905 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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