Capitalism, Democracy, and Ecology: Departing from MarxUniversity of Illinois Press, 1999 - 254 pages The world that was revolutionized by industrialization is being remade by the information revolution. But this is mostly a revolution from above, increasingly shaped by a new class of technocrats, experts, and professionals in the service of corporate capitalism. Using Marx as a touchstone, Timothy W. Luke warns that if communities are not to be overwhelmed by new class economic and political agendas, then the practice of democracy must be reconstituted on a more populist basis. However, the galvanizing force for this new, more community-centered populism will not be the proletariat, as Marx predicted, nor contemporary militant patriotic groups. Rather, Luke argues that many groups unified by a concern for ecological justice present the strongest potential opposition to capitalism. Wide-ranging and lucid, Capitalism, Democracy, and Ecology is essential reading in the age of information. "Challenging and provocative." -- Robert Holsworth, coauthor of Affirmative Action and the Stalled Quest for Black Progress |
Contents
Departures from Marx Rethinking Ecologies and Economies | 29 |
Biospheres and Technospheres Moving from Ecology to Hypercology with New Class | 59 |
The Dangers of Discourse Polyarchy and Megatechnics as Environmental Forces | 88 |
On Environmentality Geopower and Ecoknowledge in Contemporary Environmental Discourse | 118 |
Ecodiscipline and the PostCold War Global Economy Rethinking Environmental Critiques of GeoEconomics | 143 |
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