Radical Green Political Theory

Zusatztext 'Carter's systematic reevaluation of the environmental crisis' many causes and consequences is very useful for those wanting a succinct but pointed indictment of what causes ecological ills.' - Timothy W. Luke! Environmental Ethics Vol. 23! No. 1! Spring 2001 Informationen zum Autor Alan Carter Klappentext This volume is the first systematic, comprehensive and cogent environmental political philosophy. It exposes the relationships between the ever-worsening environmental crises, the nature of prevailing economic structures and the role of the modern state and concludes that the combination of these factors is driving humanity towards destruction.Innovative, provocative and cutting-edge, A Radical Green Political Theory will be of enormous value to all those with an interest in the environment, political theory and moral and political philosophy. Zusammenfassung This volume is the first systematic, comprehensive and cogent environmental political philosophy. It will be of enormous value to all those with an interest in the environment, political theory, and moral and political philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Need for a Green Political Theory 2. Three Political Perspectives 3. Interrelationism, Freedom and Power 4. The State-Primacy Theory 5. Development or Underdevelopment 6. The State and Nature 7. Towards a Cooperatve Autonomy Appendices Appendix A: Green Policies and Core Green Values Appendix B: Greens and Green Parties Appendix C: Deep Ecology or Social Ecology

Product details

• Authors: Alan Carter, Gladis Kersaint, Denisse R. Thompson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.1999
• EAN: 9780415203098
• ISBN: 978-0-415-20309-8
• No. of pages: 428
• Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory; Routledge Innovations in Polit; Routledge Innovations in Political Theory
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Environmentalist, Conservationist & Green Organizations, Environmentalist, conservationist and Green organizations, Political ideologies and movements