New Edition
THE VULNERABLE PLANET
A Short Economic History of the
Environment
by John
Bellamy Foster
The Vulnerable Planet has won respect as the best single-volume
introduction to the global environmental crisis. This edition includes a new
afterword by the author.
Praise for the first edition
(1994)
"The strength of
[John Bellamy] Foster's book lies in its broad historical and geographical
sweep.... A fine contribution to a critical sociology of important
environmental issues .... Extraordinarily well written...."
— CONTEMPORARY
SOCIOLOGY
"A readable
chronicle aimed at a general audience .... Graceful and accessible
...." —
DOLLARS AND SENSE
"Has the
potential to be a political bombshell in radical circles both in the United
States and around the world.... Foster's arguments in The Vulnerable Planet give voice to views on
population growth that have traditionally been nearly unthinkable to
socialists.... One of Foster's strengths is his effort to place today's
ecological crisis in historical context." —
ENVIRONMENTAL
ACTION
In this clearly written and accessible book, John Bellamy Foster grounds his
discussion of the global environmental crisis in the inherently destructive
nature of our world economic system. Rejecting both individualistic solutions
and policies that tinker at the margins, Foster calls for a fundamental
reorganization of production on a social basis so as to make possible a
sustainable and ecological economy.
About the Author
JOHN BELLAMY FOSTER is
associate professor of sociology at the University of Oregon. He is author of
Marx's Ecology: Materialism and Nature
(2000) and co-editor of Hungry for Profit
(2000), Capitalism and the Information Age (1998), and In Defense of
History (1996).
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