Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 230 pages
- Published by: Cambridge University Press July 3, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0521667895
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521667890
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
- Weighs: 14.1 ounces
Product Review
"few theorists have conducted an in-depth analysis of Marx's work to clearly articulate his approach to ecological questions. Analytical Marxism has been largely silent on this issue, until Hughes' Ecology and Historical Materialism. He provides a basis for expanding Marxism on theoretical grounds, while revealing how Marx's work yields necessary insights for ecology." Science and Society
"Hughes' argument is logically compelling and his approach is original." Environmental Ethics
Product Description
This book presents a systematic challenge to the widely-held view that Marxism is unable to deal adequately with environmental issues. Jonathan Hughes responds to criticisms of Marx's theory of history from environmental theorists, and offers an interpretation and reconstruction of key Marxian concepts, designed to show that the theory need not have harmful ecological consequences. He argues that the communist principle "to each according to his needs" must rest on a conception of requirements that may be satisfied by a modest and ecologically-feasible expansion of productive output.
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