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With historical and economic detail, this book explores the reasons why a global economic system, geared toward private profit, has spelled vulnerability for the earth's fragile natural environment. It sets out to take the case for saving the planet beyond visions of doom, arguments about sustainability, and individual solutions.

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The ecological crisis; ecological conditions before the Industrial Revolution; the environment at the time of the Industrial Revolution; expansion and conservation; imperialism and ecology; the vulnerable planet; new afterword.

The Vulnerable Planet: A Short Economic History

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      Publisher: Monthly Review Press,U.S.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/1999
      ISBN13: 9781583670194, 978-1583670194
      ISBN10: 158367019X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      With historical and economic detail, this book explores the reasons why a global economic system, geared toward private profit, has spelled vulnerability for the earth's fragile natural environment. It sets out to take the case for saving the planet beyond visions of doom, arguments about sustainability, and individual solutions.

      Table of Contents
      The ecological crisis; ecological conditions before the Industrial Revolution; the environment at the time of the Industrial Revolution; expansion and conservation; imperialism and ecology; the vulnerable planet; new afterword.

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