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The Politics of Nature Explorations in Green Political Theory
256 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book presents a uniquely comprehensive and balanced survey of current green political ideas. It analyses the ability of these ideas to provide plausible answers to fundamental problems in political theory, concerning justice and democracy, individual rights and freedom, human nature and gender. The authors, who come from a range of different disciplines, explore the relationship between green ideas and other traditions including liberalism, anarchism, feminism and Christianity.
List of figures, List of contributors, Introduction, Part I Ethical foundations, Part II Green politics: the state and democracy, Part III Green society: economics and welfare, Part IV Green political theory: the boundaries, Afterword, Name index, Subject index
Biography
Andrew Dobson, Paul Lucardie
' The book forms an excellent starting point for any further excursions into green political theory.' - Enviornmental Education & Information
'The essays gathered here are sure to stimulate further research in these areas - and the best of them have already done it.' - Tim Hayward, Environmental Politics