Ecology and Historical Materialism

This book presents a systematic challenge to the widely-held view that Marxism is unable to deal with environmental issues.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Ecological problems: definition and evaluation; 2. Marxism and green Malthusians; 3. Marxism and the ecological method; 4. Historical materialism: locating society in nature; 5. Development of the productive forces; 6. Capitalism, socialism and the satisfaction of needs; Conclusion.

Zusammenfassung

This book presents a systematic challenge to the widely-held view that Marxism is unable to deal adequately with environmental issues. Jonathan Hughes responds to criticisms of Marx's theory, and offers an interpretation and reconstruction of key Marxian concepts, designed to show that the theory need not have harmful ecological consequences.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jonathan Hughes, Jonathan R. T. Hughes
• Mitarbeit: G. A. Cohen (Herausgeber), John Roemer (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 03.07.2000
• EAN: 9780521667890
• ISBN: 978-0-521-66789-0
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Gewicht: 340 g
• Illustration: 1 b/w illus., Zeichnungen, nicht spezifiziert
• Serien: Studies in Marxism and Social; Studies in Marxism and Social Theory
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Theorien und Ideengeschichte; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies