A Redder Shade of Green: Intersections of Science and Socialism - Hardcover

Ian Angus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1583676457 ISBN 13: 9781583676455

Publisher: Monthly Review Press,U.S., 2017

Synopsis

A socialist response to the looming ecological crisisAs the Anthropocene advances, people across the red-green political spectrum seek to understand and halt our deepening ecological crisis. Environmentalists, scientists, and eco-socialists share concerns about the misuse and overuse of natural resources, but often differ on explanations and solutions. Some blame environmental disasters on overpopulation. Others wonder if Darwin s evolutionary theories disprove Marx s revolutionary views, or if capitalist history contradicts Anthropocene science. Some ask if all this worry about climate change and the ecosystem might lead to a catastrophism that weakens efforts to heal the planet.Ian Angus responds to these concerns inA Redder Shade of Green, with a fresh, insightful clarity, bringing socialist values to science, and scientific rigor to socialism. He challenges not only mainstream green thought, but also radicals who misuse or misrepresent environmental science. Angus s argument that confronting environmental destruction requires both cutting-edge scientific research and a Marxist understanding of capitalism makes this book an essential resource in the fight to prevent environmental destruction in the 21st century."

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Review:

"This book is for everyone who want to build a broad-based, unified, revolutionary and worldwide struggle on behalf of humanity and the Earth, putting people and the planet before profits."- JOHN BELLAMY FOSTER

About the Author:

Ian Angus is editor of the online ecosocialist journal Climate and Capitalism. He is also the author of Facing the Anthropocene.

About this edition

• Publisher: Monthly Review Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1583676457
• ISBN 13: 9781583676455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160