Hans A. Baer Livres

The book examines the interplay between global capitalism and anthropogenic climate change, highlighting the urgent need for systemic changes. It advocates for a more socially just, democratic, and environmentally sustainable world, emphasizing the challenges posed by current capitalist structures. The second edition deepens the analysis of these issues, making it a critical resource for understanding the relationship between economic systems and climate action.

Focusing on the political ecology of motor vehicles, this book examines the intersection of social inequalities and environmental challenges. It advocates for a transformative approach that encourages society to move away from reliance on motor vehicles, emphasizing the necessity of radical structural changes to address these pressing issues.

Focusing on anthropogenic climate change and the global socio-ecological crisis, this book offers a critical analysis relevant to various academic fields. Researchers and students in environmental anthropology, human geography, sociology, and political science will find valuable insights that explore the interconnectedness of social and ecological issues. The work emphasizes the importance of understanding these challenges through a multidisciplinary lens.

Democratic Eco-Socialism as a Real Utopia outlines the urgent need to reevaluate the current system, and replace it with one capable of mobilizing people globally to prevent on-going human socio-economic, environmental degradation, and anthropogenic climate change.

This book presents a corrective to conventional portrayals of East German society, both before and after the opening of the Wall in 1989, based largely upon data obtained through participant observation in the German Democratic Republic and the new German states of the Federal Republic of Germany. This account is coupled with an analytical interpretation of the failure to develop socialism in the GDR and the impact of the unification of 1990 on East German social life. The book also examines the legitimization crisis in the GDR, the factors that contributed to the collapse of the GDR state, life inside the Socialist Unity Party from below, the role of the Protestant and Catholic churches in the GDR, and the existential and financial crises within the Protestant churches following unification. The work assesses the contradictions of the 40-year history of the GDR, not only in terms of its shortcomings but also its achievements.