The rights of nature Book

This is one of those books that I think every one who studies the environment should read. It is not just a treatise for the rights of nature, as more recent books on the topic are. Mainly, this is a book about the intellectual history and the intellectual future of the environmental movement. Nash does an excellent job of synthesising this history into an engaging narrative. This is a book that clearly explains the case for an extension of ethics to nature, and tracks it as part of the gradual extension of rights over the centuries. You may not agree with or be entirely comfortable with Nash's argument, but no matter your perspective, this is a book that will make you think. What surprised me most was what a resource the book is; it's definitely one of those books that will become a go-to reference for me in terms of environmental philosophy and environmental philosophy.