Reflecting on the roots of modernity in Renaissance humanism, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, Spetnak argues that an "ecological postmodern" ethos is emerging in the 1990s.

In this insightful, beautifully written work, an important feminist ecological thinker argues that an "ecological postmodern" ethos has been lately emerging.

"Challenging and engaging on every page...Written with great fluency, carefully researched and richly annotated, this is a superb book." -- Los Angeles Times (Chosen as one of the "100 Best Books of the Year")"In her far-ranging, in-depth study, Spretnak joins the ranks of gifted writers qua intellectual social analysts like Lewis Mumford...Economics, politics, history, sociology, aesthetics, and psychology are [all] brought to bear...lively, accessible, and challenging." -- Publishers Weekly