{"product_id":"the-vulnerable-planet-a-short-economic-history-of-the-environment-paperback","title":"The Vulnerable Planet: A Short Economic History of the Environment - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Bellamy Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom reviews of the first edition (1994): Extraordinarily well written . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Contemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A readable chronicle aimed at a general audience . . . Graceful and accessible . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Dollars and Sense\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Has the potential to be a political bombshell in radical circles around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Environmental Action\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Vulnerable Planet\u003c\/b\u003e has won respect as the best single-volume introduction to the global economic crisis.\u003cbr\u003e With impressive historical and economic detail, ranging from the Industrial Revolution to modern imperialism, \u003cb\u003eThe Vulnerable Planet\u003c\/b\u003e explores the reasons why a global economic system geared toward private profit has spelled vulnerability for the earth's fragile natural environment.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e This revised edition includes a new afterword by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.--BOOK JACKET. \"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.\"--BOOK JACKET. \"This revised edition includes a new afterword by the author.\"--BOOK JACKET.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Bellamy Foster\u003c\/b\u003e is editor of \u003ci\u003eMonthly Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He is professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ecological Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Financial Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e (with Fred Magdoff), \u003ci\u003eCritique of Intelligent Design\u003c\/i\u003e (with Brett Clark and Richard York), \u003ci\u003eEcology Against Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarx's Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Vulnerable Planet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.26 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800105451808,"sku":"9781583670194","price":25.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fb68bd1b8f3e33e26ae32e12a18598c1.webp?v=1780832939","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-vulnerable-planet-a-short-economic-history-of-the-environment-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}