In recent years John Bellamy Foster has emerged as a leading theorist of theMarxist perspective on ecology. His seminal book Marxs Ecology Monthly ReviewPress 2... » 

In recent years John Bellamy Foster has emerged as a leading theorist of theMarxist perspective on ecology. His seminal book Marxs Ecology Monthly ReviewPress 2000 discusses the place of ecological issues within the intellectualhistory of Marxism and on the philosophical foundations of a Marxist ecologyand has become a major point of reference in ecological debates. Thishistorical and philosophical focus is now supplemented by more direct politicalengagement in his new book Ecology against Capitalism. In a broadrangingtreatment of contemporary ecological politics Foster deals with such issues aspollution sustainable development technological responses to environmentalcrisis population growth soil fertility the preservation of ancient forestsand the new economy of the Internet age.Fosters introduction sets out the unifying themes of these essays enabling thereader to draw from them a consolidated approach to a rapidlyexpanding fieldof debate which is of critical importance in our times. «