{"product_id":"bookchin-damian-f-white-9780745319643","title":"Bookchin: A Critical Appraisal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first comprehensive overview of the work of Murray Bookchin, the left-libertarian social theorist and political ecologist who is widely regarded as the visionary precursor of anti-corporate politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBookchin's writing spans fifty years and engages with a wide variety of issues: from ecology to urban planning, from environmental ethics to debates about radical democracy. Weaving insights from Hegel and Marx, Kropotkin and Mumford, Bookchin presents a critical theory whose central utopian message is 'things could be other than they are'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis accessible introduction maps the evolution of Bookchin's project. It traces his controversial engagements with Marxism, anarchism, critical theory, postmodernism and eco-centric thought. It evaluates his attempt to develop a social ecology. Finally, it considers how his thinking relates to current debates in social theory and environmentalism, critical theory and philosophy, political ecology and urban theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a clear account of Bookchin's key themes, this book provides a critical but sympathetic account of the strengths and weaknesses of Bookchin's writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Damian F. White\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745319645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745319643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Damian F. White","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153098420479,"sku":"9780745319643","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4c3c4e3-90dd-46ab-8871-e45c034a9ba9.jpg?v=1770781274","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bookchin-damian-f-white-9780745319643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}