The Politics of Social Ecology
Subtitle: Libertarian Municipalism
Publisher: Black Rose Books
Published: March 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9781551641010
Subjects: Applied ecology; Human biology; Political science & theory; Politics/International Relations; Municipal government; Human Ecology; Political Theory; Urban ecology; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics - Current Events; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; General; Political Science / General; Social ecology; History & Theory - General
First sentence: Libertarian municipalism is one of many political theories that concern themselves with the principles and practices of democracy.
Description: Best known for introducing the idea of ecology to the left, and for first positing that a liberatory society would also have to be an ecological society, Murray Bookchin, over the course of several decades, developed the basic components of "libertarian municipalism" - how to create free cities.

Written in short, to-the-point chapters, this book presents an introductory overview and sketches the historical and philosophical context in which these ideas are grounded. Substantial material on the practical question of creating and organizing a new municipal movement toward such democratic cities is included. Bookchin has generously provided the lengthy interview that makes up the last third of the book.