Joel Kovel has brought us a persuasive, passionate and hopeful ecosocialist manifesto. He shows how problems from toxic pollution to globalized poverty reflect the inner logic of capitalism, and extends the lessons of Marxism and other radical traditions to illuminate a path toward an ethical and ecological revolution. This book offers much food for thought to all who seek a systemic understanding of today's social and ecological crises.

Brian Tokar, activist and author of Redesigning Life? and Earth for Sale

The Enemy of Nature is a challenging book, written with passion and eloquence. Its forcefully stressed core message is that "capital cannot be reformed: it either rules and destroys us, or is destroyed, so that we may have a lease on life". The underlying causes and their far-reaching implications are systematically explored, rich in detail and insights, leading to much needed radical conclusions. The book should be read by all those who are concerned about the survival of the human species.

Istvan Meszaros, author of 'Marx's Theory of Alienation' and 'Beyond Capital'

The Enemy of Nature exposes better than any other single work the extent and depth of capitalism's global ecological destruction. This master work by Joel Kovel then pursues the necessary implications - including the opportunity and need to imagine an ecological socialist society. Kovel shows that the core conditions of such a society are the accession of quality over quantity and use-value over exchange-value, with the emancipatory possibilities these imply.

James O'Connor, author of Natural Causes: Essays in Ecological Marxism

Anyone certain of capitalism's complete triumph has not as yet encountered Kovel ... who believes it possible as well as desirable to overthrow capitalism for a world ecosocialist regime with values

Library Journal

A necessary and timely book. Necessary because it openly declares capitalism as THE destroyer of the earth and all eco-systems. Timely, because it appears at a moment when more and more people are beginning to lose faith in capital's ability to solve the social and ecological crises. The book is a must for all those who are active in the international movement against corporate-driven globalization and who look for a perspective beyond capital's enslavement of nature and people.

Maria Mies, author and activist

Among the many benefits that have resulted from cessation of the Cold War is our freedom to criticize capitalism, openly and forcefully, without being labelled "communists," or worse. Joel Kovel takes strategic advantage of this development by indicting capital's dismal ecological record in a book that is sure to spawn lively and sensible debate.

Mark Dowie, author and former editor of Mother Jones