Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong by Follmann, Clare
Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong by Follmann, Clare

Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong

The problem with invasive species is a problem of capitalism. A caste of plants and animals labeled...
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Author: Clare Follmann
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong by Follmann, Clare

Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong

$64.99 $36.00
Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong by Follmann, Clare

Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong

$64.99 $36.00
Author: Clare Follmann
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

The problem with invasive species is a problem of capitalism.

A caste of plants and animals labeled "invasive" are villainized as primary drivers of habitat degradation that must be eradicated at any cost--an ethically fraught and often futile approach. Fanatical intervention efforts lay waste to local ecosystems, yet this outdated narrative of "species management" persists in both public belief and conservation policy, distracting from and even justifying a far greater threat to biodiversity: the global capitalist system that is destroying our planet.

Drawing on environmental science and semiotics, Scapegoat recounts how the rhetoric of war between "native" and "invasive" species provides cover for business and political interests and their social and ecological consequences. In her clear-eyed polemic, Clare Follmann challenges received wisdom in light of the true ecological crisis we face. The choice is simple: we can have capital, or we can have life.



Author: Clare Follmann
Publisher: AK Press
Published: 03/03/2026
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781849356213

About the Author

Clare Follmann, MES, is a writer and environmentalist whose work engages with themes of ecology, language, and philosophy. She lives in Olympia, WA.


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