We live in and from nature, but the way we have evolved of doing this is about to destroy us. Capitalism and its by-products - imperialism, war, neoliberal globalization, racism, poverty and the destruction of community - are all playing a part in the destruction of our ecosystem.
Only now are we beginning to realise the depth of the crisis and the kind of transformation which will have to occur to ensure our survival. This second, thoroughly updated, edition of The Enemy of Nature speaks to this new environmental awareness. Joel Kovel argues against claims that we can achieve a better environment through the current Western 'way of being'. By suggesting a radical new way forward, a new kind of 'ecosocialism', Joel Kovel offers real hope and vision for a more sustainable future.
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Part I - The Culprit
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Ecological Crisis
Chapter 3 - Capital
Chapter 4 - Capitalism
Part II - The Domination of Nature
Chapter 5 - On Ecologies
Chapter 6 - Capital and the Domination of Nature
Part III - Ecosocialism
Introduction
Chapter 7 - Critique of Actually Existing Ecopolitics
Chapter 8 - Prefiguration
Chapter 9: Ecosocialism
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index