Signs on the Earth: Islam, Modernity and the Climate Crisis

The magnum opus of the West's leading Muslim environmentalist.

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Main Author: Khalid, Fazlun (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: La Vergne Kube Publishing Ltd 2019
In:Year: 2019
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islam / Anthropogenous climate-change / Regeneration (Religion)
Further subjects:B Human ecology-Religious aspects-Islam
B Electronic books
B Nature-Effect of human beings on
B Climatic changes-Effect of human beings on
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The magnum opus of the West's leading Muslim environmentalist.
Intro -- About the Book -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 A House of Cards -- Hegemony -- Encirclement -- Consolidation -- Humiliation -- Brains, black holes and the Enlightenment -- Knowledge overload -- Science to the fore -- The Bridge -- The middle nation -- The sacred and the secular -- A Lethal Cocktail -- Makings of a monoculture -- The colonies revolt -- Democracy and the nature of money -- Endnotes -- Chapter 2 A Ravished Earth -- A Disconnected People -- Are we culpable? -- A closed system -- A wake up call -- The Pollution Boomerang -- The hole in the sky -- People, poison and plastic -- Rape of the Forests -- Plantations and cash crops -- Carbon sink -- Ecocide -- Bio diversity -- Extinction -- The Nectar of Life -- In space and time -- Deep oceans and biodiversity -- A Delayed Reaction -- Global responses -- Abusing abundance -- Endnotes -- Chapter 3 Prosperity in Perspective -- Happiness and the Good Life -- Happiness and GDP -- Happiness and GNH -- The Progress Trap -- Lifestyle change -- Progress has a price -- Development and Delusions -- Corralling the world -- Colonized psyches -- Ideology -- Hope and sustainable development -- A cautionary tale -- Feedback loop -- The Fantasy of Growth -- The 'Holy Grail' -- Planetary overload -- Endnotes -- Chapter 4 How History Accelerated -- All the Time in the World -- Transactions -- Gifts or barter? -- Keeping accounts -- Trade evolves -- Enter the Greeks -- The Venetian connection -- Signs of Impatience -- Enter the Portuguese -- Chinese in the fray -- A new world in the making -- A Spurt -- Wealth flows one way -- Revolutions -- Acceleration -- Fast forward -- Enter the banks -- Fantasy land -- Endnotes -- Chapter 5 Islam and The Natural World -- Mobilizing Faith -- Biodegradable Earth.
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ISBN:1847740774