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  • The Routledge Handbook on Ecosocialism

    Edited by Leigh Brownhill, Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro, Terran Giacomini, Ana Isla, Michael Löwy, Terisa E. Turner ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    Building on the classical works that have propelled and shaped ecosocialist thinking and action and more recent political developments on the ground, the volume will provide a reference point for international work in the field, both directly political and academic.The Handbook acquaints readers with the varied roots of and sometimes conflicting approaches to ecosocialism. It does not attempt any ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The "Greening" of Costa Rica

    Women, Peasants, Indigenous Peoples, and the Remaking of Nature

    by Ana Isla ...
    Since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the concept of sustainable development has become the basis for a vast number of “green industries” from eco-tourism to carbon sequestration. In The “Greening” of Costa Rica, Ana Isla exposes the results of the economist’s rejection of physical limits to growth, the biologist’s fetish with such limits, and the indebtedness of peripheral countries.Isla ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Climate Chaos

    Ecofeminism and the Land Question

    Edited by Ana Isla ...
    Today's social and ecological crises, which threaten the preservation of life on our planet, require our attention to understand the dynamics of patriarchy and capitalism, as well as to unmask "answers" or false solutions that obscure, perpetuate, and even worsen the current situation. Ecofeminists have critically examined several of the underlying assumptions of the capitalist-patriarchal ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

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  • Re-enchanting the World

    Feminism and the Politics of the Commons

    by Silvia Federici ...
    Series series Kairos
    Silvia Federici is one of the most important contemporary theorists of capitalism and feminist movements. In this collection of her work spanning over twenty years, she provides a detailed history and critique of the politics of the commons from a feminist perspective. In her clear and combative voice, Federici provides readers with an analysis of some of the key issues and debates in contemporary ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ecosocialism

    A Radical Alternative to Capitalist Catastrophe

    by Michael Löwy ...
    Capitalism is killing the planet, and the preservation of a natural environment favorable to human life requires a radical alternative. In this new collection of essays, long time revolutionary and environmental activist Michael Löwy offers a vision of ecosocialist transformation. This vision combines an understanding of the destructive logic of the capitalist system with an appreciation for ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The Future of Development

    A Radical Manifesto

    by Gustavo Esteva, Salvatore J. Babones, Philipp Babcicky ...
    On January 20, 1949 US President Harry S. Truman officially opened the era of development. On that day, over one half of the people of the world were defined as "underdeveloped" and they have stayed that way ever since. This book explains the origins of development and underdevelopment and shows how poorly we understand these two terms. It offers a new vision for development, demystifying the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Practising Feminist Political Ecologies

    Moving Beyond the 'Green Economy'

    Edited by Wendy Harcourt, Ingrid L. Nelson ...
    Destined to transform its field, this volume features some of the most exciting feminist scholars and activists working within feminist political ecology, including Giovanna Di Chiro, Dianne Rocheleau, Catherine Walsh and Christa Wichterich. Offering a collective critique of the 'green economy', it features the latest analyses of the post-Rio+20 debates alongside a nuanced reading of the impact of ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Turning up the heat

    Urban political ecology for a climate emergency

    Edited by Maria Kaika, Roger Keil, Tait Mandler, Yannis Tzaninis ...
    Since its emergence in the 1990s, the field of Urban Political Ecology (UPE) has focused on unsettling traditional understandings of the ‘city’ as entirely distinct from nature, showing instead how cities are metabolically linked with ecological processes and the flow of resources. More recently, a new generation of scholars has turned the focus towards the climate emergency. Turning up the heat ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Critical Perspectives on Food Sovereignty

    Global Agrarian Transformations, Volume 2

    Edited by Marc Edelman ...
    Series series Critical Agrarian Studies
    This volume is a pioneering contribution to the study of food politics and critical agrarian studies, where food sovereignty has emerged as a pivotal concept over the past few decades, with a wide variety of social movements, on-the-ground experiments, and policy innovations flying under its broad banner. Despite its large and growing popularity, the history, theoretical foundations, and political ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Power of the Talking Stick

    Indigenous Politics and the World Ecological Crisis

    by Sharon J Ridgeway, Peter J Jacques ...
    The Power of the Talking Stick makes the case that, reaching back to the beginning of the nation-state and all through the current period of corporate-led globalisation, our governments and social institutions have been engaged in activities that will ultimately extinguish the world's ecological life support systems. This book offers an alternative, listening to indigenous leaders and others whose ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Inventing the Future

    Postcapitalism and a World Without Work

    by Nick SRNICEK, Alex Williams ...
    This major new manifesto offers a “clear and compelling vision of a postcapitalist society” and shows how left-wing politics can be rebuilt for the 21st century (Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist Realism)Neoliberalism isn’t working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Break Through

    Why We Can't Leave Saving the Planet to Environmentalists

    by Michael Shellenberger, Ted Nordhaus ...
    Two of Time magazine’s “Heroes of the Environment” reject the status quo of liberal politics and offer a bold vision for addressing climate change.Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus triggered a firestorm of controversy with their self-published essay “The Death of Environmentalism,” which argued that the existing model of environmentalism cannot adequately address global warming and that a new ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus