Angels by the River: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (845 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1603585850 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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In the process he invites others to join him politically at or near the place at which he has arrived, wherever they may have started.. Yet, in the end, he arrived somewhere quite unexpected–still believing change is possible, but not within the current political and economic system. Born and raised in an idyllic but racially divided town that later became the scene of South Carolina's horrific Orangeburg Massacre, Speth explores how the civil rights movement and the South's agrarian roots shaped his later work in the heyday of the environmental movement, when he founded two landmark environmental groups, fought for the nation's toughest environmental laws, spearheaded programs in the United Nations, advised the White House, and moved into a leading academic role as dean of Yale's prestigious School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Reflections on race, environment, politics, and living on the front lines of changeIn Angels by the River, James Gustave "Gus" Speth recounts his unlikely path from a southern boyhood through his years as one of the nation's most influential mainstream environmentalists and eventually to the system-changing activism that shapes his current work. Throughout this compelling memoir, Speth intertwines t
He currently teaches at Vermont Law School, and is a senior fellow at the Democracy Collaborative where he is co-chair of the Next System Project. Council on Environmental Quality in the Carter administration. Development Group, professor of law at Georgetown University, and chair of the U.S. His previous books include America the Possible: Manifesto for
Stephen S. Mulkey said One of our great environmental leaders. At this point in our history we need leaders with vision and unflinching dedication to creating a sustainable future for our children and grandchildren. Gus Speth is the archetypal such leader from my generation. I have admired his work and ability to speak with clarity and strength. We were honored and privileged to have him as. Angels is the account of how a lifetime of clear-eyed commitment can indeed help change the world for the better, over and over Dahvi A Wilson Born in the American South in 1942, Speth experienced a powerful opening of the eyes as an undergraduate at Yale, and he found himself forced to reexamine the social structures and cultural assumptions under which he had grown. Lucky for us, he was willing to listen to the nagging doubts tugging on his heart, and to stay on the . A powerful new approach to environmentalism addressing the underlying drivers of our significant problems Don’t miss Gus Speth’s inspiring memoir. Learn about his upbringing in a divided South, his journey founding and leading top environmental institutions, and his advocating for a new approach to environmentalism by addressing the underlying drivers of our significant problems.The book captures the reader so easily. Th
"I have been fortunate to know this remarkable man, and now readers can, too. His deeply thoughtful book is marvelous, hopeful, and above all life-affirming."--Gar Alperovitz, cofounder of The Democracy Collaborative and author of What Then Must We Do? . And he is never less than compelling as he makes the case for transformational change on any number of other important issues, from our obsession with economic growth to US policy in the Middle East."--Bob Herbert, distinguished senior fellow at Demos and former Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times"Angels by the River is a personal look at the forces that shaped one of America’s great environmental leaders and climate activists. Beyond the