Earth First!

Environmental Apocalypse

By: Martha Lee

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Paperback | 1 November 1995

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Martha F. Lee examines the apocalyptic doctrine of Earth First!, the environmental movement whose adopted tactics include some spectacular, dangerous, and often illegal activities.

In the summer of 1980, Dave Foreman, along with four conservationist colleagues, founded the millenarian movement Earth First!. A provocative counterculture that ultimately hoped for the fall of industrial civilization, the movement emerged in response to rapid commercial development of the American wilderness. "The earth should come first" was a doctrine that championed both biocentrism (an emphasis on maintaining the earth's full complement of species) and biocentric equality (the belief that all species are equal).

Martha Lee was successful in gaining extraordinary access to information about the movement, as well as interviews with its members. While following Earth First's development and methods, she illustrates the inherent instability and the dangers associated with all millenarian movements. This book will be of interest to environmentalists and those interested in political science and sociology.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Millenarianism in the American Context	p. 1
The Founding of a Movement	p. 25
The Cracking of Glen Canyon Dam	p. 45
The Battle Begins	p. 58
The Eve of the Apocalypse	p. 78
Misanthropy and Social Justice	p. 96
A Parting of the Ways	p. 115
The Resurgence of Millenarianism	p. 128
Conclusion	p. 141
Appendix: The Basic Principles of Deep Ecology	p. 153
Notes	p. 155
Bibliography	p. 193
Index	p. 201
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