Overview
At the heart of the green debate are basic contradictions concerning beliefs and actions. This book analyzes the problems associated with these contradictions, including adherence to decentralized political forms while accepting authoritarian intervention on behalf of the environment; a belief that this is the politics of the new age but in practice split between left and right; a rejection of the rationalist scientific project and a reliance on the lessons of the science of ecology.
Full Product Details
Author: J. Radcliffe ,
Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9780333739419
ISBN 10: 0333739418
Pages: 219
Publication Date: 29 March 2000
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'For the first time, Radcliffe's book puts the vital democracy/dictatorship debate in green politics into its proper historical context. His conclusion that greens cannot and should not do without democracy is crucial for the environmental movements, as well as for ongoing debates regarding constitutional reform.' - Andrew Dobson, author of Green Political Thought, Department of Politics, Keele University 'This book is a useful additional to the environmental literature. Radcliffe steers a path between the theory and practice of Green politics in an informative, comprehensive and lively way.' - Robert Garner, author of Environmental Politics, Department of Politics, University of Leicester
'For the first time, Radcliffe's book puts the vital democracy/dictatorship debate in green politics into its proper historical context. His conclusion that greens cannot and should not do without democracy is crucial for the environmental movements, as well as for ongoing debates regarding constitutional reform.' - Andrew Dobson, author of Green Political Thought, Department of Politics, Keele University 'This book is a useful additional to the environmental literature. Radcliffe steers a path between the theory and practice of Green politics in an informative, comprehensive and lively way.' - Robert Garner, author of Environmental Politics, Department of Politics, University of Leicester
Author Information
JAMES RADCLIFFE is a lecturer in health policy at Staffordshire University. His publications include The Reorganisation of British Central Government. AE(00): Consultant Editor: Jo Campling
