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summary ¸ eBook or Kindle ePUB ↠ Michael Lxf6wy
Collection of essays long time revolutionary and environmental activist Michael Lwy offers a vision of ecosocialist transformation This vision co. Ecosocialism is a well researched series of essays on the connection between environmental justice and sustainability and the economic processessystem under which we conduct our lives the fundamental point Lowy makes is that deep environmentalism implies socialism and socialism implies deep ecology and environmental stewardshipA steadfast critiue of capitalism this book however is not caught up in doctrinaire views instead Lowy argues with force and data that all productivist economic models by definition undermine ecological sustainabilityAn important book for people who are interested in both the environment and for the ways in which economic systems impinge on it
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Mbines an understanding of the destructive logic of the capitalist system with an appreciation for ongoing struggles particularly in Latin Americ. Very easy to read considerably short and gets to the point A great read for anyone getting interested in EcosocialismI d also recommend it to people who aren t necessarily fans of socialism but do want to understand other points of view in comparison to ecofacism which is unfortunately the norm in modern day environmental politics
summary ¸ eBook or Kindle ePUB ↠ Michael Lxf6wy
Capitalism is killing the planet and the preservation of a natural environment favorable to human life reuires a radical alternative In this new. Individually the essays are good but slapping them all together and then selling them as one cohesive book is pretty uestionable There are segments of the book that almost exactly repeat earlier sections just with different diction On top of this the book is exceptionally short considering the price I would recommend anyone looking for a primer on ecosocialism look for something with a little substance and continuity
- Paperback
- 144
- Ecosocialism: A Radical Alternative to Capitalist Catastrophe
- Michael Lxf6wy
- English
- 10 April 2019 Michael Lxf6wy
- 1608464717
Individually the essays are good, but slapping them all together and then selling them as one cohesive book is pretty questionable. There are segments of the book that almost exactly repeat earlier sections, just with different diction. On top of this the book is exceptionally short considering the price. I would recommen
Ecosocialism is a well researched series of essays on the connection between environmental justice and sustaina
Very easy to read, considerably short and gets to the point. A great read for anyone getting interested in Ecosocialism!!
I’d also recommend it to people who aren’t necessarily fans of socialism, but do want to understand other points of view (in comparison to ecofacism, which is unfortunately the norm in modern day environmental politics.
Michael Löwy has long been working to integrate elements of socialist theory into the discussion of ecology and global development. He is well known as one of the organizers of the first Eco socialist Internatio