Soil and Soul: People Versus Corporate Power (Paperback)

by Alastair McIntosh (Author)
Key Phrases: Isle of Eigg Trust, Edinburgh University, Mount Roineabhal (more...)

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'This is a world-changing book, one of the most important I have ever read, which will transform our perception of ourselves, our history and our surroundings' - George Monbiot

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In this truly inspiring account, activist Alastair McIntosh tells how he helped the beleaguered residents of the Isle of Eigg to become the first Scottish community ever to clear their laird (the landed proprietor) from his own estate. He recounts how plans to turn a majestic Hebridean mountain into a super-quarry were overturned after he persuaded a Native American warrior chief to testify at a government inquiry. Weaving together theology, mythology, economics, ecology, history, poetics, and politics, this is an extraordinary case study of a radical new philosophy of community, spirit, and place. Alastair McIntosh is a Scottish academic and activist. A fellow of the Centre for Human Ecology, he lectures worldwide on new economics, community, and nonviolent strategies.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Aurum Press (May 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1854108646
• ISBN-13: 978-1854108647
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,127,388 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much needed, March 25, 2003

By	Gordon A. FitzGerald (Clinton, MA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Written by a Scotsman from the Isle of Harris. It goes into how it's been possible for local people over the world to lose their land to corporations and the ultra-rich. It links disposessed Scots to Native Americans and Pacific Islanders. It suggests how Western civilization has been able to view the planet as a non-living thing to be used up- and gives hope that we may once more view our home as alive, with us a part of its life, not its destroyer. Anecdotes, funny stories, myths, music, and poetry- this guy must be quite a character.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth dedicating a week of your life to reading, May 19, 2007

By	Todd J. Levasseur - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Soil and Soul: People Versus Corporate Power (Paperback)

I am getting a PhD in 'Religion and Nature,' and McIntosh's book is one of the 5 best books that I have ever read on the topics of environmentalism, cultural criticism, and spirituality. His writing style is poetic and lucid, his stories entertaining, and his message needed. Without a doubt a book to read and pass on to others.