Capitalism is killing the planet, and the preservation of a natural environment favorable to human life requires a radical alternative. In this new collection of essays, long time revolutionary and environmental activist Michael Löwy offers a vision of ecosocialist transformation. This vision combines an understanding of the destructive logic of the capitalist system with an appreciation for ongoing struggles, particularly in Latin America.

Michael Löwy is emeritus research director at the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research). His books, On Changing the World and the Politics of Combined and Uneven Development have been translated into twenty-nine languages.

Preface : Before the Flood

1)What is ecosocialism ?
2)Ecosocialism and Democratic Planning
3)Ecology and advertisement
4)Chico Mendes and the Brazilian struggle for the Amazonian forest
5)Eco-social struggles of indigenous peoples in Latin America