The Earth Mother and the Assault of Capitalism - by Julian E Kunnie (Paperback)

About the Book

"With climate collapse looming and chemical geo-engineering poisoning the Earth's air and water, humanity faces a battery of lethal crises: undermined food production, ecocide, accelerated desertification and drought, industrialist pillaging of the Earth through oil drilling and mining, and many other such assaults on life itself. Ever-growing crises of unsustainability in the 21st century point to the inevitable collapse of capitalism. This book investigates these crises and proposes a reclamation of Indigenous languages as part of cultural, educational and societal decolonization. By restoring Indigenous ancestral cultural wisdom and practice towards paths of wholeness and sustainability, society can recover, and live simply so that all forms of life may live."-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

With a looming climate collapse and chemical geo-engineering poisoning of the Earth's air and water, humanity faces a battery of lethal crises: undermined food production, ecocide, accelerated desertification and drought, industrialist pillaging of the Earth through oil drilling and mining, and many other such assaults on life itself. Ever-growing crises of unsustainability in the 21st century point to the inevitable collapse of capitalism. This book investigates these crises and proposes a reclamation of Indigenous languages as part of cultural, educational, and societal decolonization. By restoring Indigenous ancestral cultural wisdom and practice toward paths of wholeness and sustainability, society can recover and live simply so that all forms of life may survive.

Review Quotes

"In his latest book, the prolific and exceedingly intelligent Julian Kunnie demonstrates why he is regarded as one of our leading intellectuals and thinkers."--Gerald Horne, author of Armed Struggle?: Panthers and Communists, Black Nationalists and Liberals in Southern California through the Sixties and Seventies

About the Author

Julian E. Kunnie is a professor, activist researcher, and advocate for the Earth Mother and Indigenous peoples in Turtle Island (North America), Africa, and globally for almost five decades. His publications include four books and numerous articles on Indigenous decolonization of social work and Black/Indigenous studies. He works with the International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation and the Black Alliance for Peace.