Facing the anthropocene : fossil capitalism and the crisis of the earth system

Angus, Ian 1945- (author.).

Summary: Science tells us that a new and dangerous stage in planetary evolution has begun--the Anthropocene, a time of rising temperatures, extreme weather, rising oceans, and mass species extinctions. Humanity faces not just more pollution or warmer weather, but a crisis of the Earth System. If business as usual continues, this century will be marked by rapid deterioration of our physical, social, and economic environment. Large parts of Earth will become uninhabitable, and civilization itself will be threatened. This shows what has caused this planetary emergency, and what we must do to meet the challenge. Bridging the gap between Earth System science and ecological Marxism, Ian Angus examines not only the latest scientific findings about the physical causes and consequences of the Anthropocene transition, but also the social and economic trends that underlie the crisis.

Record details

ISBN: 9781583676097
ISBN: 1583676090
ISBN: 9781583676103
ISBN: 1583676104
Physical Description: print
277 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: New York : Monthly Review Press, [2016]

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Machine generated contents note: pt. One No-Analog State -- 1. Second Copernican Revolution -- 2. Great Acceleration -- 3. When Did the Anthropocene Begin? -- 4. Tipping Points, Climate Chaos, and Planetary Boundaries -- 5. First Near-Catastrophe -- 6. New (and Deadly) Climate Regime -- pt. Two Fossil Capitalism -- 7. Capital's Time vs. Natures Time -- 8. Making of Fossil Capitalism -- 9. War, Class Struggle, and Cheap Oil -- 10. Accelerating into the Anthropocene -- 11. We Are Not All in This Together -- pt. Three Alternative -- 12. Ecosocialism and Human Solidarity -- 13. Movement We Need.