Green political thought / Andrew Dobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dobson, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Green movement.

Environmentalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Andrew Dobson's highly acclaimed introduction to green political thought is now available in a new edition. It has been fully revised and updated to take into account the areas that have grown in importance since the last edition was published.The third edition includes:* a comparison of ecologism with other principal modern ideologies, such as liberalism, conservatism, fascism, socialism, feminism and anarchism* an assessment of the relationship between green thinking and democracy, justice and citizenship* an exploration of 'sustainable development' addressing the fun

Contents:

Cover; Green Political Thought; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the third edition; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Thinking about ecologism; Sustainable societies; Reasons to care for the environment; Crisis and its political-strategic consequences; Universality and social change; Lessons from nature; Left and right: communism and capitalism; Historical specificity; Conclusion; 2 Philosophical foundations; Ethics: a code of conduct; Ethics: a state of being; Anthropocentrism; 3 The sustainable society; Limits to growth; Possible positions

More problems with growthQuestioning consumption; Energy; Trade and travel; Work; Bioregionalism; Agriculture; Diversity; Decentralization and its limits; 4 Strategies for green change; Democracy and authoritarianism; Action through and around the legislature; Lifestyle; Communities; Direct action; Class; Conclusion; 5 Ecologism and other ideologies; Liberalism; Conservatism; Socialism; Feminism; Conclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-225) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-59713-4

0-203-17052-0

1-134-59714-2

0-203-13167-3

1-280-32777-4

9780203131671

OCLC:

271186434