Democratic eco-socialism as a real utopia : transitioning into an alternative world system / Hans A. Baer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baer, Hans A., 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism.

Capitalism.

Democracy.

Social ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn, 2018.

Summary:

As global economic and population growth continues to skyrocket, increasingly strained resources have made one thing clear: the desperate need for an alternative to capitalism. In Democratic Eco-Socialism as a Real Utopia, Hans Baer outlines the urgent need to reevaluate historical definitions of socialism, commit to social equality and justice, and prioritize environmental sustainability. Democatic eco-socialism, as he terms it, is a system capable of mobilizing people around the world, albeit in different ways, to prevent on-going human socio-economic and environmental degradation, and anthropogenic climate change.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Contradictions of the Capitalist World System at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century

Chapter 2 Twentieth-Century Attempts to Create Socialism: Successes and Failures

Chapter 3 Technoliberal and Countercultural Visions of the Future

Chapter 4 Eff orts to Reconceptualize Socialism

Chapter 5 The Role of Anti-systemic Movements in Creating a Socio-ecological Revolution

Chapter 6 Transitional System-Challenging Reforms

Chapter 7 Conclusion: The Future in the Balance

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781785336966

1785336967