Strangely Like War: The Global Assault on Forests

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Ever since Gilgamesh cut down the ancient cedar forests of Mesopotamia, civilizations have foundered and collapsed in the wake of widespread deforestation. Today, with three quarters of the world's original forests gone and the pace of cutting, clearing, processing, and pulping ever accelerating, Jensen and Draffan lay bare the stark scenario we face - we being not only people, but the nonhuman fabric of life itself - unless deforestation is slowed and stopped. A must read for anyone who wants to understand the ...
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Ever since Gilgamesh cut down the ancient cedar forests of Mesopotamia, civilizations have foundered and collapsed in the wake of widespread deforestation. Today, with three quarters of the world's original forests gone and the pace of cutting, clearing, processing, and pulping ever accelerating, Jensen and Draffan lay bare the stark scenario we face - we being not only people, but the nonhuman fabric of life itself - unless deforestation is slowed and stopped. A must read for anyone who wants to understand the relationship between deforestation and our ecological crisis as well as an essential "handbook" for activists everywhere.
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Jensen (The Culture of Make Believe) and Draffan (A Primer on Corporate Power) are both pessimistic and angry about the state of the world's forests. In the U.S. only five percent of native forest remains; forests on a global level are also under attack, with one estimate claiming that two and a half acres are cut every second. International deforestation causes the extinction of plants and animals in addition to driving human forest dwellers, like the Karen of Burma, the Mapuche of Chile and the Penan of Malaysia, from their homelands. The destruction of forests also results in flooding, erosion and landslides. Production of paper products releases highly toxic chemicals into both the air and water. The authors provide many instances of collusion between industry and government, which has led to a U.S. commercial timber and logging industry permitted to destroy forests almost without restriction. Environmental agencies such as the Sierra Club or the Environmental Defense Fund, according to Jensen and Draffan, are more interested in raising money than in raising discomfort among the economically powerful. Globalization, they argue, is a network of financial, legal and political structures that operate for the benefit of the economic elite, allowing those in power to consume the natural resources of other nations. Although the text is occasionally overwrought, the authors have carefully documented worldwide deforestation, as well as the serious environmental and human consequences, and point a finger at those responsible. (Oct.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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Now and then a landmark book such as Rachel Carson's Silent Spring makes the public keenly aware of the vulnerability of nature to human intervention. Strangely Like War exposes the crisis of the large-scale destruction of the world's forests. Jensen (The Culture of Make Believe) and Draffan (The Elite Consensus) have written a passionate expos of the unprecedented greed and power of the timber industry and of the government's role in abetting corporate irresponsibility. They debunk the industry's assertion that forests are a sustainable resource, asserting that widespread industrial forestry not only lead to the extinction of countless species but adversely affects the environment. Numerous examples illustrate how timber corporations, supported by the structures of globalization, easily bypass regulations and restrictions as they seek ever greater profits. The authors foresee a bleak future if this corrupt system continues and if insatiable consumption of wood is not radically reduced. Written with conviction, fervor, and facts, this significant work is highly recommended for all libraries.-Ilse Heidmann, Washington State Lib., Olympia Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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  • ISBN-13: 9781931498456
  • Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
  • Publication date: 10/28/2003
  • Series: Politics of the Living Ser.
  • Pages: 184
  • Product dimensions: 5.40 (w) x 8.34 (h) x 0.54 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword
Deforestation 1
Forest Dwellers 10
Accountability 21
Killing Forests 30
Pulping the World 42
Bodyguard of Lies 46
A Rigged System 55
Corruption 70
Globalization in the Red World 85
Consuming the World 102
The Failure of Solutions 121
Rejecting Gilgamesh 138
Acknowledgments 144
Resources for Getting Involved 145
Notes 151
Bibliography 168
About the Authors 186
Index 180
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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 24, 2007

    A novel that surprises

    Before reading this novel, I had intentions this would be just a protest on paper, but it was more then that. Even though I have a father that works in a paper mill, I found this book very interesting and educational. This is a book that informs you about shocking information on the destruction of forests all around the world. All the information that is shown on television and in newspapers are not even close to the facts Jensen provides in his highly informative novel. Strangely Like a War is filled with all kinds of metaphors and examples that can be easily understood by readers of all ages. For example, Jensen describes the destruction of forests is similar to humans if they were to get chunks of meat cut off of their bodies. Bits and bits of forests get destroyed and people claim that it is no big deal, what if someone were to come to you and cut a pound of meat of your thigh, it¿s less then a one percent of your body¿s mass. Like a human body, a forest needs to be whole in order to be successful in surviving. The statistics and numbers given in this book are extreme and are very difficult to believe. This novel truly opens your mind and makes you realize how abusive we humans are to this earth. I strongly believe that everyone should read this book, even if you do not like environmentalism, this book will catch your interest and teach you new things that you have never knew about. Sometimes the novel can be overwhelming with some long lists of chemicals that only chemist may have heard of, but besides that, the book is very easy to understand and learn from. Overall, this is a book that puts the destruction of forests in many perspectives that can be easily understood by anyone.

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