White Skin, Black Fuel

On the Danger of Fossil Fascism

Livre broché, 576 pages

Langue : English

Publié 18 mai 2021 par Verso.

ISBN :
978-1-83976-174-4
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5 étoiles (1 critique)

Rising temperatures and the rise of the far right. What disasters happen when they meet?

In recent years, the far right has done everything in its power to accelerate the heating: an American president who believes it is a hoax has removed limits on fossil fuel production. The Brazilian president has opened the Amazon and watched it burn. In Europe, parties denying the crisis and insisting on maximum combustion have stormed into office, from Sweden to Spain. On the brink of breakdown, the forces most aggressively promoting business-as-usual have surged - always in defense of white privilege, against supposed threats from non-white others. Where have they come from?

The first study of the far right in the climate crisis, White Skin, Black Fuel: On the Danger of Fossil Fascism presents an eye-opening sweep of a novel political constellation, and reveals its deep historical roots. Fossil-fueled technologies were born steeped in …

1 édition

Comprehensive and, frankly, terrifying

5 étoiles

Avertissement sur le contenu fascism, climate crisis

Sujets

  • Climatic changes--Government policy--Case studies
  • Fossil fuels--Government policy--Case studies
  • Right-wing extremists--Case studies
  • Political ecology--Case studies