When the ecological movement emerged in the 1960s, it warned that continued consumerism and growth would lead to ecological catastrophe. This "green" philosophy represented a challenge to the basic tenets of Marxism, which traditionally ignored issues of ecological sustainability. Tracing the history of the integration of ecological understanding with Marxist philosophy, The Greening of Marxism explores the influence of green politics on Marxism, examines the new politics emerging from these movements, and shows how red\n-\green alliances can transform the political landscape.
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"Socialism and ecology are often presented as the 'past' and the 'future' but, as this book makes clear, Marxism and Ecology have much to offer each other. As we prepare to enter the 21st century we need, more than ever, to understand the political and economic roots of environmental problems. This book, written by an international array of scholars, helps us to understand these roots." --Michael Redclift, Ph.D., Wye College, London
"A green Marxism? The notion will seem far-fetched to many. Yet capital is the enemy of nature, and Marxism is the discourse of anti-capitalism. Any real confrontation with the ecological crisis will require the greening of Marxism. This is just what Ted Benton's superb collection, true to its title, sets out to do. This is committed scholarship of the highest order." --Joel Kovel, MD, Alger Hiss Professor of Social Studies, Bard College
"A green Marxism? The notion will seem far-fetched to many. Yet capital is the enemy of nature, and Marxism is the discourse of anti-capitalism. Any real confrontation with the ecological crisis will require the greening of Marxism. This is just what Ted Benton's superb collection, true to its title, sets out to do. This is committed scholarship of the highest order." --Joel Kovel, MD, Alger Hiss Professor of Social Studies, Bard College
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Ted Benton, Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex, U.K, is the author of numerous books and articles on sociologist theory, and ecological issues, most notably Natural Relations. He is actively involved in the process of bridging together groupings on the green left in the U.K.
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As a scientific discipline, ecology is about 125 years old. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ecoregulatory practices, new productive rationality, mediated unintended consequences, ecocentric theorists, productive labor processes, capital overproduction, more social forms, human welfare ecology, environmental rationality, primary appropriation, total social capital, ecocentric perspective, second contradiction, green socialism, productive paradigm, rising organic composition, capitalist production relations, external physical conditions, capitalist economic relations, green critique, intentional structure, natural resource scarcity, ecological debate, production conditions, ecological critique Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Karl Marx, Soviet Union, United States, Third World, James O'Connor, Theories of Surplus Value, Selected Correspondence, Mexico City, André Gorz, Collected Works, Basil Blackwell, Cotton Famine, Club of Rome, Commissariat of Enlightenment, Editions Sociales, Eastern Europe, International Publishers, Kate Soper, Martin Ryle, Progress Publishers, Spaceship Earth, Women's Press, Douglas Weiner, Green Production New!
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ecoregulatory practices, new productive rationality, mediated unintended consequences, ecocentric theorists, productive labor processes, capital overproduction, more social forms, human welfare ecology, environmental rationality, primary appropriation, total social capital, ecocentric perspective, second contradiction, green socialism, productive paradigm, rising organic composition, capitalist production relations, external physical conditions, capitalist economic relations, green critique, intentional structure, natural resource scarcity, ecological debate, production conditions, ecological critique Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Karl Marx, Soviet Union, United States, Third World, James O'Connor, Theories of Surplus Value, Selected Correspondence, Mexico City, André Gorz, Collected Works, Basil Blackwell, Cotton Famine, Club of Rome, Commissariat of Enlightenment, Editions Sociales, Eastern Europe, International Publishers, Kate Soper, Martin Ryle, Progress Publishers, Spaceship Earth, Women's Press, Douglas Weiner, Green Production New!
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- Collected Works V.38 Marx and Engels by Karl Marx on 7 pages
- Dialectics of Nature by Frederick Engels on 5 pages
- Environmentalism and Political Theory: Toward an Ecocentric Approach (S U N Y Series in Environmental Public Policy) by Robyn Eckersley on 4 pages
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- A Political Theology of Nature (Cambridge Studies in Christian Doctrine) by Peter Scott on 5 pages
- Environment and Society (Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts) by Erika Cudworth on 4 pages
- Environment and Society (Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts) by Erika Cudworth on 4 pages
- The Struggle for Ecological Democracy: Environmental Justice Movements in the United States by Daniel Richard Faber PhD in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction (Critical Introductions to Geography) by Paul Robbins in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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