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Book Review: The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice

Book Review: The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice Book Reviews 331 personally “wrestling” with the quintessential question of how we can all live well within the limited means of our planet) and accessible. It is evidently a book that deserves to be read by many and passed on by modern social and political thinkers, policy makers, politicians, and students in the field of ecology, consumerism, and environmental lifestyles. A real joy to read! Bio Marius de Geus is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, with interdisciplinary research interests covering the intersections of political philosophy, environmental- ism, and utopian thought. His major publications include Ecological Utopias: Envisioning the Sustainable Society (1999), The End of Over-consumption: Towards a Lifestyle of Moderation and Self-restraint (2003), Fences and Freedom: The Philosophy of Hedgelaying (2003), and co-editorship (with Brian Doherty) of the essay collection Democracy and Green Political Thought (1996). Email: Geus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl. Maniates, M. and Meyer, J. M. (Eds.). (2010). The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice. Cambridge: MIT Press. Reviewed by: Teena Gabrielson University of Wyoming, USA DOI: 10.1177/1086026611422046 In 1977, Jimmy Carter outlined an energy policy rooted in conservation to the American people stating, I can’t tell you that these measures will be easy, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Organization & Environment SAGE

Book Review: The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice

Gabrielson, Teena
Organization & Environment , Volume 24 (3): 3 – Sep 1, 2011
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Book Reviews 331 personally “wrestling” with the quintessential question of how we can all live well within the limited means of our planet) and accessible. It is evidently a book that deserves to be read by many and passed on by modern social and political thinkers, policy makers, politicians, and students in the field of ecology, consumerism, and environmental lifestyles. A real joy to read! Bio Marius de Geus is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, with interdisciplinary research interests covering the intersections of political philosophy, environmental- ism, and utopian thought. His major publications include Ecological Utopias: Envisioning the Sustainable Society (1999), The End of Over-consumption: Towards a Lifestyle of Moderation and Self-restraint (2003), Fences and Freedom: The Philosophy of Hedgelaying (2003), and co-editorship (with Brian Doherty) of the essay collection Democracy and Green Political Thought (1996). Email: Geus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl. Maniates, M. and Meyer, J. M. (Eds.). (2010). The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice. Cambridge: MIT Press. Reviewed by: Teena Gabrielson University of Wyoming, USA DOI: 10.1177/1086026611422046 In 1977, Jimmy Carter outlined an energy policy rooted in conservation to the American people stating, I can’t tell you that these measures will be easy,

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