The Vulnerable Planet: A Short Economic History of the Environment

With impressive historical and economic detail ranging from the industrial Revolution to modern imperialism, The Vulnerable Planet explores the reasons why a global economic system geared toward private profit has spelled vulnerability for the earth's fragile natural environment.

Rejecting both individualistic solutions and policies that tinker at the margins, John Bellamy Foster calls for a fundamental reorganization of production on a social basis so as to make possible a sustainable and ecological economy.

This revised edition includes a new afterword by the author.

ISBN	158367019X	Pages	176
ISBN13	9781583670194 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Monthly Review Press	Weight (grammes)	195
Imprint	MONTHLY REVIEW PR	Published in	New York
Format	Paperback	Series title	Cornerstone Books
Publication date	01 Sep 1999	Height (mm)	210
Library of Congress	99038834	Width (mm)	142
DEWEY	363.7

	Preface	7
1	The Ecological Crisis	11
2	Ecological Conditions Before the Industrial Revolution	34
3	The Environment at the Time of the Industrial Revolution	50
4	Expansion and Conservation	69
5	Imperialism and Ecology	85
6	The Vulnerable Planet	108
7	The Socialization of Nature	125
	Afterword	143
	Notes	151
	Index	165

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