| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 236 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-230) and index. |
| Contents |
Environments, cities and post-scarcity worlds -- Hierarchy, domination, nature : Bookchin's historical social theory -- Social ecology as modern social theory -- Capitalism and ecology -- Ethics and the normative grounds of critique -- Urbanisation, cities, utopia -- Citizens, politics, democracy. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
This is the first comprehensive overview of the work of Murray Bookchin, the left-libertarian social theorist and political ecologist who is widely regarded as the visionary precursor of anti-corporate politics. Bookchin's writing spans fifty years and engages with a wide variety of issues: from ecology to urban planning, from environmental ethics to debates about radical democracy. Weaving insights from Hegel and Marx, Kropotkin and Mumford, Bookchin presents a critical theory whose central utopian message is 'things could be other than they are'. This accessible introduction maps the evolution of Bookchin's project. It traces his controversial engagements with Marxism, anarchism, critical theory, postmodernism and eco-centric thought. It evaluates his attempt to develop a social ecology. Finally, it considers how his thinking relates to current debates in social theory and environmentalism, critical theory and philosophy, political ecology and urban theory. Offering a clear account of Bookchin's key themes, this book provides a critical but sympathetic account of the strengths and weaknesses of Bookchin's writing. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bookchin, Murray, 1921-2006.
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Bookchin, Murray, 1921-2006. |
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Bookchin, Murray, 1921-2006. |
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Social ecology -- History -- 20th century.
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Social ecology. |
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History. |
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20th century |
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Environmentalism.
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Environmentalism. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: White, Damian F. Bookchin. London : Pluto Press, ©2008 9780745319643 0745319645 (OCoLC)181142742 |
| ISBN |
9781849641692 electronic book |
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1849641692 electronic book |
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9780745319643 |
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0745319645 |
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1282005944 |
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9781282005945 |
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9780745319650 (hardback) |
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0745319653 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
9786612005947 |
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