The Destruction of Palestine Is the Destruction of the Earth

By: null Andreas Malm

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Synopsis: Malm unearths the shared roots of colonial adventurism in Palestine and fossil fuelled warfare.Israel&’s pulverization of Gaza since October 7, 2023 is not only a humanitarian crisis, but an environmental catastrophe. Far from the first event of its kind, the devastation Israel has inflicted on Palestine since October 2023 has merely ushered in a new phase in a long history of colonization and extraction that reaches back to the nineteenth century. In this urgent pamphlet, Andreas Malm argues that a true understanding of the present crisis requires a longue durée analysis of Palestine's subjugation to fossil empire. Returning to the British empire&’s first use of steam-power in war, in which it destroyed the Palestinian city of Akka, Malm traces the development of Britain&’s fossil empire and shows how this enduring commitment to fossil energy continues to drive Western support for the destruction of Palestine today.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 192 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781836740094
Related ISBNs:: 9781836740070
Publisher:: Verso Books
Date of Addition:: 01/07/25
Copyrighted By:: Andreas Malm
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.