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The Environment: Between Theory and Practice
β Scribed by Avner de-Shalit
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 249
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This book fills the gap between environmental philosophy and everyday environmental politics. Avner de-Shalit puts forward a radical political theory of environmental protection, which binds together being environmentally friendly with community, deliberative democracy, and socialism.
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