Table of Contents

General Introduction, Ted Benton I. Marxism For or Against Ecology? Introduction to Part I, Ted Benton 1. A Critique of Political Ecology, Hans Magnus Enzensberger 2. Marxism and Ecology: More Benedictine Than Franciscan, Jean-Guy Vaillancourt 3. Marx and Resource Scarcity, Michael Perelman 4. Greening Prometheus: Marxism and Ecology, Kate Soper II. Toward an Ecological Marxism Introduction to Part II, Ted Benton 5. Soviet Environmentalism: The Path Not Taken, Arran Gare 6. Marxism and Ecology, Gunnar Skirbekk 7. Marxism and the Environmental Question: From the Critical Theory of Production to an Environmental Rationality for Sustainable Development, Enrique Leff 8. Marxism and Natural Limits: An Ecological Critique and Reconstruction, Ted Benton III. The Second Contradiction of Capitalism Introduction to Part III, Ted Benton 9. The Second Contradiction of Capitalism, James O'Connor Four Commentaries on "The Second Contradiction": The Ecological Crisis: A Second Contradiction of Capitalism?, Victor M. Toledo Capitalism: How Many Contradictions?, Michael A. Lebowitz The Contradictory Interaction of Capitalism and Nature, Andriana Vlachou The Second Contradiction in the Italian Experience, Valentino Parlato and Giovanna Ricoveri IV. Critical Voices Introduction to Part IV, Ted Benton 10. Ecofeminism and Ecosocialism: Dilemmas of Essentialism and Materialism, Mary Mellor Commentary on "Ecofeminism and Ecosocialism," Kate Soper 11. Socialism and Ecocentrism: Toward a New Synthesis, Robyn Eckersley

About the Author

Ted Benton, Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex, U.K, is the author of numerous books and articles on sociologist theory, and ecological issues, most notably Natural Relations. He is actively involved in the process of bridging together groupings on the green left in the U.K.

Reviews

'A spirited debate, not only between different strains of Marxism, but also between reds and greens about the very possibility of a synthesis ... Those who hope to make their scholarship part of the fight for that future cannot afford to miss this collection.' - Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment (ISLE)