ABSTRACT

This book represents the consolidation of a new field of political enquiry that is becoming an increasingly important component of political studies throughout the world. Eckersley's interdisciplinary study builds bridges between environmental philosophy, ecological thought and political enquiry, using a range of new insights from environmental philosophy to outline a particular Green political perspective. Aims to provide a detailed and comprehensive examination of the impact of environmentalism on contemporary political thought.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part I|67 pages

Staking out the Green Terrain

part II|114 pages

An Ecocentric Analysis of Green Political Thought

chapter Chapter 4|21 pages

The Ecocentric Challenge to Marxism

chapter Chapter 5|21 pages

The Failed Promise of Critical Theory

chapter Chapter 6|26 pages

Ecosocialism: The Post-Marxist Synthesis

chapter Chapter 7|34 pages

Ecoanarchism: The Non-Marxist Visionaries

chapter |8 pages

Conclusion