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Informationen zum Autor Hans A. Baer is a critical anthropologist and a Principal Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He has published 20 books, including four related to climate change. Klappentext As global economic and population growth continues to skyrocket! increasingly strained resources have made one thing clear: the desperate need for an alternative to capitalism. In Democratic Eco-Socialism as a Real Utopia! Hans Baer outlines the urgent need to reevaluate historical definitions of socialism! commit to social equality and justice! and prioritize environmental sustainability. Democatic eco-socialism! as he terms it! is a system capable of mobilizing people around the world! albeit in different ways! to prevent on-going human socio-economic and environmental degradation! and anthropogenic climate change. Zusammenfassung Democratic Eco-Socialism as a Real Utopia outlines the urgent need to reevaluate the current system, and replace it with one capable of mobilizing people globally to prevent on-going human socio-economic, environmental degradation, and anthropogenic climate change. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. The Contradictions of the Capitalist World System at the Beginning of the Twentieth-First Century Chapter 2. Twentieth-Century Attempts to Create Socialism: Successes and Failures Chapter 3. Technoliberal and Countercultural Visions of the Future Chapter 4. Efforts to Reconceptualize Socialism Chapter 5. The Role of Anti-systemic Movements in Creating a Socio-ecological Revolution Chapter 6. Transitional System-Challenging Reforms Conclusion: The Future in the Balance References Index
