Genius Loci
Nick Hunt
9th December, 2020
Nick Hunt climbs over the mindwall to review 'The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us' by Nick Hayes for the second post in our Of Earth and Empire series
Book Reviews
Over the years, the Dark Mountain website has been home to reviews of books of interest to our readers.
Whether introducing neglected classics that deserve a home on an uncivilised bookshelf, or taking a critical look at new publications whose themes overlap with our work, we hope you find the reviews here a stimulus to reading, reflection and discussion.
Riders on the Wolf
Dougald Hine
30th September, 2020
Our perception of climate change is often blinkered by scientific data and statistics. Dougald Hine reviews two books that delve into the kind of lexicon and attention demanded in an age of catastrophe.
Inside the Doughnut
Chris Smaje
23rd October, 2017
In the first part of the book Raworth dissects orthodox economic theory, showing how it...
Flight Path
Charlotte Du Cann
29th August, 2016
Every civilisation has had its irrational but reassuring myth. Previous civilisations have used their culture...
What is This?
Paul Kingsnorth
1st August, 2016
The Abundance by Annie Dillard The moon begins to bite into the sun’s face and the...
Of Sun, Rain and Anti-Utilitarianism
Robert Alcock
14th May, 2016
So the question is not whether capitalism will survive the technological innovations it is spawning....
Beyond the Life of the Sun: ecomodernism and its discontents
Tom Smith
25th November, 2015
Part I: Introduction Retreat from our predicament is not an option. We must push through...
