What is John Bellamy Foster?
'''John Bellamy Foster''' (born August 19, 1953) is editor of the independent [[socialism|socialist]] magazine ''[[Monthly Review]]'' and professor of [[sociology]] at the [[University of Oregon]] in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]. His writings have focused on [[political economy]], [[environmental sociology]], and [[Marxism|Marxist theory]]. Foster's most recent book, ''The Ecological Revolution: Making Peace with the Planet'', examines the ecological crisis, and includes essays on [[global warming]], [[peak oil]], species extinction, world [[water shortage]]s, global hunger, alternative energy sources, [[sustainable development]], and environmental justice. Foster says that any attempt to solve our problems merely by technological, industrial or free market means, divorced from fundamental social relations, cannot succeed.<ref>John Bellamy Foster (2009). ''The Ecological Revolution: Making Peace with the Planet'', Monthly Review Press, New York, p. 13.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Foster, John Bellamy}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Socialists]] [[Category:American sociologists]]