The Death of Industrial Civilization: The Limits to Economic Growth and the Repoliticization of Advanced Industrial Society (Suny Series in Environm)

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Summary: Political Theory and the Environment
Review: This book examines the insights that political theory can provide in order to understand the value bases of the environmental crisis. It shows the role that modern values play in our lives that is claimed to be both undesirable and unsustainable. It argues for the need for both the transformation of the current dominant set of modern values which emphasize status competition and materialism, as well as the transformation in our social instiutions and practices. Those interested in political ecology will find this book useful.