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UNINA9910826998403321 |
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Autore |
Hughes Jonathan <1966-> |
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Titolo |
Ecology and historical materialism / / Jonathan Hughes |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-11796-8 |
0-511-06646-5 |
1-280-41762-5 |
9786610417629 |
1-139-14617-3 |
0-511-17319-9 |
0-511-06015-7 |
0-511-31097-8 |
0-511-49026-7 |
0-511-06859-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 219 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Marxism and social theory |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ecology |
Historical materialism |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-215) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Ecological problems: definition and evaluation -- 2. Marxism and the green Malthusians -- 3. Marxism and the ecological method -- 4. Historical materialism: locating society in nature -- 5. Development of the productive forces -- 6. Capitalism, socialism and the satisfaction of needs. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book challenges the widely-held view that Marxism is unable to deal adequately with environmental problems. Jonathan Hughes considers the nature of environmental problems, and the evaluative perspectives that may be brought to bear on them. He examines Marx's critique of Malthus, his method, and his materialism, interpreting the latter as a recognition of human dependence on nature. Central to the book's argument is an interpretation of the 'development of the productive forces' which takes account of the differing ecological |
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