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The Vulnerable Planet : A Short Economic History of the Environment
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The Vulnerable Planet : A Short Economic History of the Environment Paperback - 1999

by Foster, John Bellamy

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  • Title The Vulnerable Planet : A Short Economic History of the Environment
  • Author Foster, John Bellamy
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Rev Sub
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Monthly Review Press, New York
  • Date 1999-09-01
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP97037266
  • ISBN 9781583670194 / 158367019X
  • Weight 0.43 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.26 x 5.58 x 0.43 in (20.98 x 14.17 x 1.09 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Environmental policy, Environmental degradation
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99038834
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.7

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From the rear cover

"With impressive historical and economic detail ranging from the industrial Revolution to modern imperialism, The Vulnerable Planet explores the reasons why a global economic system geared toward private profit has spelled vulnerability for the earth's fragile natural environment."--BOOK JACKET. "Rejecting both individualistic solutions and policies that tinker at the margins, John Bellamy Foster calls for a fundamental reorganization of production on a social basis so as to make possible a sustainable and ecological economy."--BOOK JACKET. "This revised edition includes a new afterword by the author."--BOOK JACKET.

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Citations

  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2000, Page 48

About the author

John Bellamy Foster is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Oregon and editor of Monthly Review. He has written many books including The Robbery of Nature (with Brett Clark) and The Return of Nature, which won the Deutscher Memorial Prize.

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