Title The last refuge : the corruption of patriotism and environment in the age of terror / David W. Orr

Published Washington : Island Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 172 pages) Contents The education of power -- Walking north on a southbound train -- Rewriting the Ten Commandments -- The events of 9/11 : a view from the margin -- The labors of Sisyphus -- Four challenges of sustainability -- Leverage -- A literature of redemption -- Diversity -- The uses of prophecy -- The constitution of nature -- Imagine a world : the education of our leaders -- Postscript : the hour before dawn Summary "In The Last Refuge, writer David Orr takes a hard-hitting and fearless look at the current state of American values and politics. This set of thirteen essays examines everything from the corrosive influence of money, to our mounting ecological and social problems, to the misuse of terrorism as a political issue, and to the failure of the U.S. constitution to protect our grandchildren."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163) and index Notes Print version record Subject Political culture -- United States Social values -- United States Sustainable development -- United States SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Political culture Politics and government Social values Sustainable development Politische Kultur Patriotismus Umweltschutz SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001744 Subject United States USA Form Electronic book ISBN 1417539607 9781417539604

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