Bring on the Apocalypse : Six Arguments for Global Justice

'A dazzling command of science and a relentless faith in people... I never miss reading him.'-- Naomi Klein In these incendiary essays, George Monbiot tears apart the fictions of religious conservatives, the claims of those who deny global warming and the lies of the governments and newspapers that led us into war. He takes no prisoners, exposing government corruption in devastating detail while clashing with people as diverse as Bob Geldof, Ann Widdecombe and David Bellamy. But alongside his investigative journalism, Monbiot's book contains some remarkable essays about what it means to be human. Monbiot explores the politics behind Constable's The Cornfield, shows how driving cars has changed the way we think and argues that eternal death is a happier prospect than eternal life. In this collection of essays on money, religion, war, power, culture and nature, the author explains why we are heading into an uncertain future in which peace and sound politics are paramount to our survival. From his attack on the countries that deny the existence of global warming to his rally against the injustices of the Iraq war, the author turns his gaze on the aspects of modernity that most endanger the prevailing world order. With characteristic precision, he offers unassailable proof that the desecration of the resources on which we all depend threatens the peace, equality - and very existence - of humanity. This book is an urgent wake-up call that we cannot afford to ignore. -- Publisher details.

In these incendiary essays, George Monbiot tears apart the fictions of religious conservatives, the claims of those who deny global warming and the lies of the governments and newspapers that led us into war. He takes no prisoners, exposing government corruption in devastating detail while clashing with people as diverse as Bob Geldof, Ann Widdecombe and David Bellamy.

But alongside his investigative journalism, Monbiot's book contains some remarkable essays about what it means to be human. Monbiot explores the politics behind Constable's The Cornfield, shows how driving cars has changed the way we think and argues that eternal death is a happier prospect than eternal life.

Back to Front CoupPeace Is for Wimps; Asserting Our Right to Kill and Maim Civilians; A War Dividend; The Darkest Corner of the Mind; Arguments With Power; I'm With Wolfowitz; Still the Rich World's Viceroy; On the Edge of Lunacy; This Is What We Paid for; Painted Haloes; The Corporate Continent; The Flight to India; How Britain Denies Its Holocausts; A Bully in Ermine; Lady Tonge: An Apology; Arguments With Money; Property Paranoia; Britain's Most Selfish People; Theft Is Property; Expose the Tax Cheats; Bleeding Us Dry; An Easter Egg Hunt; A Vehicle for Equality; Too Soft On Crime Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; Four Missed Meals Away from Anarchy; Arguments With God; Bring on the Apocalypse; The Virgin Soldiers; Is the Pope Gay?; A Life With No Purpose; America the Religion; Arguments With Nature; Junk Science; Mocking Our Dreams; Preparing for Take-Off; A Lethal Solution; Giving Up On Two Degrees; Crying Sheep; Feeding Frenzy; Natural Aesthetes; Bring Them Back; Seeds of Distraction; Arguments With War; Thwart Mode; One Rule for Us; Dreamers and Idiots; The Moral Myth; The Lies of the Press; War Without Rules; A War of Terror Media FairylandThe Net Censors; Arguments With Culture; The Antisocial Bastards in Our Midst; Driven Out of Eden; Breeding Reptiles in the Mind; Willy Loman Syndrome; The New Chauvinism; Notes