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The Enemies of Progress

The Dangers of Sustainability

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Austin Williams
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This polemical book examines the concept of sustainability and presents a critical exploration of its all-pervasive
influence on society, arguing that sustainability, manifested in several guises, represents a pernicious and corrosive
doctrine that has survived primarily because there seems to be no alternative to its canon: in effect, its bi-partisan

appeal has depressed critical engagement and neutered politics.It is a malign philosophy of misanthropy, low
aspirations and restraint. This book argues for a destruction of the mantra of sustainability, removing its
unthinking status as orthodoxy, and for the reinstatement of the notions of development, progress,
experimentation and ambition in its place.Al Gore insists that the ‘debate is over’, while musician K.T. Tunstall,
spokesperson for ‘Global Cool’, a campaign to get stars to minimize their carbon footprint, says ‘so many people
are getting involved that it is becoming really quite uncool not to be involved’. This book will say that it might not
be cool, but it is imperative to argue against the moralizing of politics so that we can start to unpick the
contemporary world of restrictive, sustainable practices.

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Andrews UK
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Imprint: Imprint Academic
ISBN: 9781845405922
Language: English
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