The War Against Ourselves: Nature, Power and Justice

For many people, nature means the wilderness and wild animals. It is experienced indirectly through magazines and television programmes or through visiting the highly managed environments of national parks. Nature, however, is not external, separated from the world of people – we live with nature and interact with it daily. The War Against Ourselves compels us to re-examine our relationship with nature, to change our practices and dissolve present binary divisions such as people vs. animals, economic growth vs. environmental protection, ‘nature’ vs. ‘culture’. It demonstrates the need for an inclusive politics which brings together peace, social and environmental justice activists who believe that another world is both possible and necessary.

Cock, Jacklyn. 2007. The War Against Ourselves - Nature, Power and Justice. Johannesburg: Wits University Press.