Langbeschreibung
Why has radical ecological criticism had so little impact, despite the urgency of the issues it highlights? This and other questions are answered in this challenging theoretical critique of ecological thought.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part 1 Preliminaries; Chapter 1 Ecological Concern and Theoretical Enquiry; Chapter 2 Ecology in Crisis; Chapter 3 Towards Post-Ecologism; Part 2 Understanding Ecologism - Critical Theory; Chapter 4 Alienation and Reconciliation - Horkheimer and Adorno; Chapter 5 Pluralisation and Reflexivity - Ulrich Beck; Part 3 Deconstructing Ecologism - Systems Theory; Chapter 6 Autopoietic Systems and Functional Differentiation - Niklas Luhmann I; Chapter 7 Ecological Communication - Niklas Luhmann II; Part 4 Post-Ecologism; Chapter 8 Ecology Without Identity; Chapter 9 Avoiding Ecologist Fallacies; Chapter 10 Managing the Transition to Post-Ecologist Politics;