John L. Foster Knihy

This work offers a compelling reinterpretation of the radical and socialist roots of ecology. Building on the foundation laid in his earlier book, John Bellamy Foster explores the connections between social justice and environmental sustainability throughout history. He begins with the deaths of Darwin and Marx and traces developments leading to the ecological movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Foster examines the contributions of socialist thinkers and materialist scientists, from William Morris and Frederick Engels to Rachel Carson and Stephen J. Gould, who aimed to create a dialectical naturalism grounded in a critique of capitalism. Through this exploration, he reveals a rich history of efforts to address social and environmental issues together. Ultimately, the narrative calls for a transformative ecological revolution that seeks to harmonize human needs with the health of the planet.

Explores capitalism's role in creating the current state of climate emergency. Over the last 11,700 years, during which human civilization developed, the earth has existed within what geologists refer to as the Holocene Epoch. Now science is telling us that the Holocene Epoch in the geological time scale ended, replaced by a new more dangerous

This photographic non-fiction book examines how animals and people move.

Preface --Introduction --pt. 1. Causes --1. Thehousehold debt bubble --2. Theexplosion of debt and speculation --3. Monopoly-finance capital --4. Thefinancialization of capitalism --pt. 2. Consequences --5. Thefinancialization of capital and the crisis --6. Back to the real economy --Notes --Index.

114p paperback, tape mark to spine, very good, this copy published in the year 1978 in the series entitled WLE Short Stories

What Do You Call a One-eyed Dinosaur? is a hilarious concoction of jokes, riddles, and rhymes compiled by the master of witty verse, John Foster. Warning! Contains aliens, monsters, magicians, creepy-crawlies, and the abominable snowman!

Published as a companion volume to the best-selling Twinkle, Twinkle, Chocolate Bar and Whizz Bang Orang-Utan, this book is, like them, designed first to be read aloud, and then for children to read for themselves.

Contains six books with illustrations by a variety of artists. This poetry selection has been chosen to match topics relevant to the age group - pets, special days, food, farms, seasons, and shopping. The level of difficulty matches Y1 T3/P2 T3. The poems can be introduced alongside storybooks at Stages 5 and 6.

Go on a rhythmic romp through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous eras to meet the prehistoric creatures every child loves: dinosaurs! With colourful artwork and a funky fresh beat, Dinosaur Rap introduces children to paleontology, the relative sizes of dinosaur species and the abstract concept of time.

By 1974 a mobilised trade union movement had forced a Conservative government from office, compelled the abandonment of its anti-trade union legislation, released imprisoned dockers from Pentonville prison and twice provided the miners with the solidarity required for victory.