Drinking Molotov Cocktails With Gandhi - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856232433 ISBN 13: 9781856232432

Publisher: Permanent Publications

Synopsis

More than ever, people across the planet want deep and meaningful change. From those campaigning for social justice and ecological sustainability, to those who want to protect animals, indigenous cultures and those in poverty, millions are realising that another world is not only possible, but absolutely essential. Yet despite the creative and determined efforts of so many, our crises deepen. A politico-economic system, increasingly benefiting a small elite, has brought us to the brink of climate catastrophe, ransacking ecosystems and unravelling communities, forcing us into unhealthy ways of life that conflict with our deepest yearnings. The problem may no longer be a lack of will but a dogmatic adherence to laws and cultural narratives designed to keep things just the way they are. In this incendiary book, best-selling author Mark Boyle explores, with terrible beauty, the uncharted depths of these challenges, and how we might face them with dignity, great heart and potency. Drawing on inspiration from the natural world, he sets out the case for the rewilding of our political landscapes, calling for solidarity between reformers, revolutionaries and resisters for the creation of a world worth sustaining. His uncompromising and surprising conclusions could revolutionise the way we face the challenges of our time. "Rare indeed is the book that has a fierceness and intelligence that matches the urgency of our environmental situation, but Mark Boyle has written just such a book. It is a wildly important book, a powerful and profound book. Thank you for writing it." Derrick Jensen, www.derrickjensen.org

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Book Description:

Get ready for the new three R's: Resist, Revolt, Rewild

From the Back Cover:

Welcome to the new three R’s: Resist, Revolt, Rewild.

Rare indeed is the book that has a fierceness and intelligence that matches the urgency of our environmental situation, but Mark Boyle has written just such a book.
---Derrick Jensen, coauthor, Deep Green Resistance, and author, Endgame and A Language Older than Words

Now more than ever, people are recognizing the urgent need for deep and meaningful change. Another world is not only possible; it is essential. The time has come for pacifists, freedom fighters and revolutionaries to unite in the name of social justice and ecological self-defense.

Eloquent, shocking, and visionary by turns, Drinking Molotov Cocktails with Gandhi strikes at the heart of the world’s crises and reframes our understanding of how to solve them. Bestselling author Mark Boyle makes a compelling case for the radical transformation of our political landscape, drawing our attention to what history has taught us―that great social change has always been wrought by movements prepared to use any means necessary.

This incendiary manifesto argues that the three R’s of the climate change generation – reduce, reuse, and recycle – are long overdue for an upgrade. Welcome to resist, revolt, rewild.

[This] was the toughest of [Boyle’s] books to swallow, but the most necessary....There is no hiding from the truth after reading this book.
---Rob Greenfield, author, Dude Making a Difference

Can we change? Mark Boyle says if we want to exchange a suicidal trajectory for something bringing us grace, harmony and joy...we need to answer that. He does, with style.
---Albert Bates, author, The Post Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook and The Biochar Solution

There are two books that have shifted my world entirely: Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything and Mark Boyle’s Drinking Molotov Cocktails with Gandhi – and of the two, Boyle’s is by far the most affecting.
---Manda Scott, author, Boudica and Rome

Mark Boyle is the author of The Moneyless Man and The Moneyless Manifesto. He lived completely without money for 3 years, and is a director of the global sharing community Streetbank.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Permanent Publications
• ISBN 10: 1856232433
• ISBN 13: 9781856232432
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1