We Belong to Gaia

In twenty short books Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.James Lovelocks We Belong to Gaia draws on decades of wisdom to lay out the history of our remarkable planet to show that it is not ours to be exploited - and warns us that it is fighting back.Over the past 75 years a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades becoming the classics of a movement. Together these books show the richness of environmental thought and point the way to a fairer saner greener world. About the Author Elected to the Royal Society in 1974 James Lovelock is the originator of Gaia Theory. His many books includeGaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (1979)The Revenge of Gaia (2006) andThe Vanishing Face of Gaia (2009). In 2003 he was made a Royal Companion of Honour in 2005Prospect placed him among the worlds top 100 public intellectuals and in 2006 he received the Wollaston Medal.