On the Shaping of Nature by Capitalism and its Consequences-- James O'Connor's examination of the class politics of Monterey Bay

Abstract

Three approaches to examining the ecological history and cultural landscape of Monterey Bay in Nature's Reason --A Study in Ecological Marxism by James O'Connor break down the defense of the dualism of geopolitics and identity politics; reveal the anomalies in Monterey Bay's regional history and political thought; uncover the nature and capital logic; talks about the shaping of nature by capitalism and its consequences; and calls for a deep reform of the mode of knowledge production that looks not only to the past but also to the future and reconstructs the politics of class. At the same time, we are warned against the infiltration of capitalist logic into nature and the dangers of "depoliticization".