TY - BOOK ID - 64924262 TI - The return of nature : socialism and ecology PY - 2020 SN - 9781583678367 9781583679289 9781583678374 9781583678381 1583678360 PB - New York : Monthly Review Press, DB - UniCat KW - Environmental protection. Environmental technology KW - Ecosocialism. KW - Communism and ecology. KW - Environmental economics. KW - Ecology KW - Capitalism. KW - Economic aspects. KW - Ecosocialism KW - Communism and ecology KW - Environmental economics KW - Capitalism KW - Economic aspects KW - Political philosophy. Social philosophy KW - Ecology - Economic aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:64924262 AB - A fascinating reinterpretation of the radical and socialist origins of ecologyTwenty years ago, John Bellamy Foster's Marx's Ecology: Materialism and Nature introduced a new understanding of Karl Marx's revolutionary ecological materialism. More than simply a study of Marx, it commenced an intellectual and social history, encompassing thinkers from Epicurus to Darwin, who developed materialist and ecological ideas. Now, with The Return of Nature: Socialism and Ecology, Foster continues this narrative. In so doing, he uncovers a long history of efforts to unite issues of social justice and environmental sustainability that will help us comprehend and counter today's unprecedented planetary emergencies.The Return of Nature begins with the deaths of Darwin (1882) and Marx (1883) and moves on until the rise of the ecological age in the 1960s and 1970s. Foster explores how socialist analysts and materialist scientists of various stamps, first in Britain, then the United States, from William Morris and Frederick Engels to Joseph Needham, Rachel Carson, and Stephen J. Gould, sought to develop a dialectical naturalism, rooted in a critique of capitalism. In the process, he delivers a far-reaching and fascinating reinterpretation of the radical and socialist origins of ecology. Ultimately, what this book asks for is nothing short of revolution: a long, ecological revolution, aimed at making peace with the planet while meeting collective human needs. ER -