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Utopianism for a Dying Planet - Life after Consumerism (Hardcover)
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How the utopian tradition offers answers to today's environmental
crises In the face of Earth's environmental breakdown, it is clear
that technological innovation alone won't save our planet. A more
radical approach is required, one that involves profound changes in
individual and collective behavior. Utopianism for a Dying Planet
examines the ways the expansive history of utopian thought, from
its origins in ancient Sparta and ideas of the Golden Age through
to today's thinkers, can offer moral and imaginative guidance in
the face of catastrophe. The utopian tradition, which has been
critical of conspicuous consumption and luxurious indulgence, might
light a path to a society that emphasizes equality, sociability,
and sustainability. Gregory Claeys unfolds his argument through a
wide-ranging consideration of utopian literature, social theory,
and intentional communities. He defends a realist definition of
utopia, focusing on ideas of sociability and belonging as central
to utopian narratives. He surveys the development of these themes
during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries before examining
twentieth- and twenty-first-century debates about alternatives to
consumerism. Claeys contends that the current global warming limit
of 1.5C (2.7F) will result in cataclysm if there is no further
reduction in the cap. In response, he offers a radical Green New
Deal program, which combines ideas from the theory of sociability
with proposals to withdraw from fossil fuels and cease reliance on
unsustainable commodities. An urgent and comprehensive search for
antidotes to our planet's destruction, Utopianism for a Dying
Planet asks for a revival of utopian ideas, not as an escape from
reality, but as a powerful means of changing it.
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Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2022 |
First published: |
2022 |
Authors: |
Gregory Claeys
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
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Pages: |
608 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-17004-6 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-691-17004-5 |
Barcode: |
9780691170046 |
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