"Elusive and magnificent by turns.... There's nothing anyone can tell us about the politics of climate change that we don't already think we know, and this is a problem. All the more reason, as Schultz and Latour see it, to build a new class movement - quite possibly the last of its kind."--Jeremy Harding, London Review of Books"sharp-witted, refreshing, and deeply convincing"--Modern Times Review"this readable little book includes a number of relevant questions and insights"--The Ecologist"An insightful and timely political 'memo' addressed to all sensitive humans."--Counterpunch"This short book contains just 76 paragraphs, but each one packs a punch. Written with style and wit"--The RevelatorPraise for the French edition:"A visionary ecology...in this book, which is as incisive as it is inspiring, Bruno Latour and Nikolaj Schultz assign a political dimension to ecology."--La Croix"A guidebook for terrestrials... a book which will no doubt proudly revive the political struggle."--Le Monde"An arresting and incisive text."--Télérama"This Memo could inspire a whole new generation."--La Vie"A stimulating essay which is as concise as it is prescient, which helps us to rethink contemporary ecology."--Blast"Interesting and deserving of being widely discussed."--L'anticapitaliste"Ecologists from around the world, jump into action!"--Nonfiction"A new and stimulating book... its punchy prose is a tonic which will line the spirit with goodwill and give rise to new affective dimensions."--L'ADN"Better than Marx."--L'AntiÉditiorial"This book must be passed round and read urgently."--COMBATPraise for the German edition:"The authors reach an important climax in their search for a positive ecology, and many of their discussion points are worthy of reflection."--Neue Zürcher Zeitung"Latour and Schultz's book On the Emergence of an Ecological Class - a Memo is a manifesto and guide, and one of the most important books of our time, clarifying and showing us the way forward.--Der Tagesspiegel"This short text is the pinnacle of recently-deceased philosopher Bruno Latour's political-ecological project, which encompassed many years' work."--Frankfurter Rundschau"This ecological manifesto never loses sight of the need for literary edification."--Berliner Zeitung
Table of contents:I: Class struggles and classification strugglesII: A prodigious extension of materialismIII: The great turnaroundIV: A class that's legitimate againV: A misalignment of affectsVI: A different sense of history in a different cosmosVII: The ecological class is potentially in the majorityVIII: The indispensable and too often abandoned battle of ideasIX: Winning power, but what kind?X: Filling the emptiness of the public space from below
Bruno Latour was Emeritus Professor at the Institut d'études politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris.Nikolaj Schultz is a sociologist and PhD candidate at the University of Copenhagen.