Ecology or Catastrophe: The Life of Murray BookchinMurray Bookchin was not only one of the most significant and influential environmental philosophers of the twentieth century he was also one of the most prescient. From industrial agriculture to nuclear radiation, Bookchin has been at the forefront of every major ecological issue since the very beginning, often proposing a solution before most people even recognized there was a problem. Ecology or Catastrophe: The Life of Murray Bookchin is the first