'The world has enough for everybody's need, but not enough for one person's greed' Gandhi Greens are driven by a concern with the fate of future generations and the natural world on which we all depend. They argue that theirs is the only way of ensuring the survival of a sustainable planet. The case they make is powerful, emotive, urgent and politically controversial. In the space of a couple of decades, Greens have shaped an influential movement. Issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss are now familiar and widely accepted.The challenge for Greens today is to turn mainstream rhetoric into meaningful action. In this readable and wide-ranging introduction, Joe Smith summarizes the historical roots of the Green movement and some of the main intellectual building blocks of Green thinking. He goes on to consider whether they have the appetite and potential to 'change the world'.

Greens are driven by a concern with the fate of future generations and the natural world on which we all depend. Part of the 'What Do We Believe?' series, this work summarizes the historical roots of the Green movement and some of the main intellectual building blocks of Green thinking.

About the Author
Joe Smith is Lecturer in Social Sciences at the Open University, and Co-Director of the Cambridge Media and Environment Programme. He edited The Daily Globe: Environmental Change, the Public and the Media.

Reviews
'An excellent series of short books on beliefs in the modern world' The Bookseller Also available in the series (April 06)- Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Druids



Book Information
ISBN 9781862078604
Author Joe Smith
Format Paperback
Page Count 100
Imprint Granta Books
Publisher Granta Books
Weight(grams) 98g
Dimensions(mm) 137mm * 130mm * 8mm