The Vulnerable Planet: A Short Economic History of the Environment

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Monthly Review Press, Sep 1, 1999 - Science - 176 pages

From reviews of the first edition (1994): "Extraordinarily well written . . . "
--Contemporary Sociology
"A readable chronicle aimed at a general audience . . . Graceful and accessible . . . "
--Dollars and Sense
"Has the potential to be a political bombshell in radical circles around the world."
--Environmental Action
The Vulnerable Planet has won respect as the best single-volume introduction to the global economic crisis.
With impressive historical and economic detail, ranging from the Industrial Revolution to modern imperialism, The Vulnerable Planet explores the reasons why a global economic system geared toward private profit has spelled vulnerability for the earth's fragile natural environment.
Rejecting both individualistic solutions and policies that tinker at the margins, John Bellamy Foster calls for a fundamental reorganization of production on a social basis so as to make possible a sustainable and ecological economy.
This revised edition includes a new afterword by the author.

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Contents

PREFACE
7
ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
34
THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE TIME
50
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About the author (1999)

John Bellamy Foster is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Oregon and editor of Monthly Review. He has written many books including The Robbery of Nature (with Brett Clark) and The Return of Nature, which won the Deutscher Memorial Prize.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Vulnerable Planet: A Short Economic History of the Environment
AuthorJohn Bellamy Foster
Editionillustrated, revised
PublisherMonthly Review Press, 1999
ISBN158367019X, 9781583670194
Length176 pages
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