Green Thought For The Week

A Green Thought For The Week every week of the year! A 'Green' quote, to start your week, from various sources across the spectrum of the green movement, science and philosophy. Though the selection is broad the perspective of this blog is that of Deep Ecology. The quotes have been selected, complied and edited by John Gale a long term Deep Ecologist. Also hosted is John Gale's "Green Reading List" which lists a selection of must reads for those wishing to Green their perspective!

Monday 21 April 2014

Stanley Diamond - In Search of the Primitive : a critique of civilisation

"...[the achievements of civilisation] were intended for the use and pleasure of the very few at the skill and the labour of the many."

From the 1974 book ‘In Search of the Primitive : a critique of civilisation’ by the late American anthropologist Stanley Diamond.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Diamond

http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/In_Search_of_the_Primitive.html?id=2VzgwTeHH_EC&redir_esc=y

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