The Politics Of Ecology (Isbn 0525081083)

E. P. Dutton , 1970. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 222 Pp. Green Cloth, Spine Lettered In Red. First Edition Stated; Isbn 0525081083. Light Usage, Former Owner's Name Stamps. Dust Jacket Priced $5.95, Wear. Per Wikipedia, James Fowler Ridgeway (1936 -2021) Was An American Investigative Journalist. In A Career Spanning Six Decades, He Covered Many Topics Including Automobile Industry Safety, American Universities, Far-Right Movements Including The Ku Klux Klan And Neo-Nazism, And Campaigns Against Solitary Confinement. He Was The Washington Correspondent For The Village Voice For Over 30 Years Between The Mid-1970S To Mid-2000S, And Had Also Worked For The New Republic, And Mother Jones. He Had Also Contributed To Magazines And Newspapers Including The New York Times, The New York Review Of Books, The Wall Street Journal, And The Economist Among Others. His Father Was A Professor And Historian At Wells College, And Served As A British Affairs Specialist For The State Department During World War Ii. Ridgeway Started His Career With The Wall Street Journal, Where He Covered Banking And The Economy. He Later Went To Europe, Where He Wrote For The Economist, The Guardian, And The Observer, As A Freelancer. He Returned To The United States In 1962, And Moved To Washington, D.C., Where He Covered Economics And Industry For The New Republic For Eight Years. Along With His Collaborator, Andrew Kopkind, He Founded Mayday In 1968, Which Was Later Renamed As Hard Times. The Newspaper Covered Popular Movements Of The Time Including The Vietnam War Protests, Black Power Movement, And Students Protest Movements. He Also Went On To Be An Editor For The New Left Magazine, Ramparts, Between 1970 And 1975. Ridgeway Became Nationally Known When He Revealed In The New Republic That General Motors Had Hired Private Detectives To Tail Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader In An Attempt To Dig Up Information That Might Discredit Him. Ridgeway's Revelations Of The Company's Snooping And Dirty Tricks Prompted A Senate Subcommittee Led By Senator Abraham Ribicoff To Summon James Roche, President Of Gm, To Explain His Company's Harassment - And Apologize. The Incident Catapulted Auto Safety Into The Public Spotlight And Helped Send Nader's Book, Unsafe At Any Speed (1965), To The Top Of The Bestseller Lists. He Served As Washington Correspondent For The Village Voice Where He Worked For 30 Years, From The Mid-1970S Until 2006. He Covered Politics And Foreign Affairs Including Europe, The Middle East, And The Balkans. Following His Departure From The Voice, Ridgeway Was Hired By Mother Jones To Run Its Washington, Dc Bureau.