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Abstract
As global economic and population growth continues to skyrocket, increasingly strained resources have made one thing clear: the desperate need for an alternative to capitalism. In Democratic Eco-Socialism as a Real Utopia, Hans Baer outlines the urgent need to reevaluate historical definitions of socialism, commit to social equality and justice, and prioritize environmental sustainability. Democatic eco-socialism, as he terms it, is a system capable of mobilizing people around the world, albeit in different ways, to prevent on-going human socio-economic and environmental degradation, and anthropogenic climate change.
“This book has great potential to be useful as a guide to thinking about the global climate crisis and the politics necessary to overcome the problems.” · Jon Marshall, University of Technology Sydney
“A very relevant, interesting, and useful book.” · Ariel Salleh, University of Sydney
Hans A. Baer is a critical anthropologist and a Principal Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He has published 20 books, including four related to climate change.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOCRATIC ECO-SOCIALISM AS A REAL UTOPIA | i | ||
| Title Page | iii | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| List of Illustrations | vi | ||
| Acknowledgments | vii | ||
| Introduction | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1 — The Contradictions of the Capitalist World System at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century | 15 | ||
| Chapter 2 — Twentieth-Century Attempts to Create Socialism: Successes and Failures | 43 | ||
| Chapter 3 — Technoliberal and Countercultural Visions of the Future | 103 | ||
| Chapter 4 — Efforts to Reconceptualize Socialism | 127 | ||
| Chapter 5 — The Role of Anti-systematic Movements in Creating a Socio-ecological Revolution | 173 | ||
| Chapter 6 — Transitional System-Challenging Reforms | 201 | ||
| Chapter 7 — Conclusion: The Future in the Balance | 254 | ||
| References | 267 | ||
| Index | 300 |