Envisioning Ecotopia: The U.S. Green Movement and the Politics of Radical Social Change [Hardcover]

How do various worldviews, praxis orientations, and preferred future visions differ between the three major subcultures within the American Green Movement? Drawing on his experience as an activist, Kenn Kassman explains the distinctions between the three elements, which he termsNeo-Primitivism,Mystical Deep Ecology, andSocial EcologyWhat emerges is a perceptive analysis of one of the most important of North America's new social movements: the Greens. Kassman examines and contradistinguishes the approach of each element in the movement to the general Green agendaecological harmony, social justice, societal participation, and nonviolenceand goes on to explore potential weaknesses in the utopias they seek. The study concludes with the author's considered view of the likely progress and development of the three components in the future. He asks and suggests an answer to the question: what, ultimately, will be regarded as the political and social significance of the Green movement? Kassman's work will be of interest to scholars, students, and activists in politics and environmental studies.Kenn Kassmanholds a PhD from the University of Hawaii and has taught at the Technical University of Berlin, Schiller International University, also in Berlin, and the University of Hawaii.

Preface
The Green Phenomenon
The American Green Movement: Subcultures and Worldview
Green Praxis
Green Visions of Eutopia
Dystopian Potential and American Green Movement Subcultures
The Future of the American Green Movement
Appendix A: Tables
Appendix B: An Introduction to Modern Green Literature
Bibliography
Index