If you’ve reading this, you may have noticed some extreme reviews that are, ah... extra. Ignore them. For the topics being covered, David Harvey is among the best to read. He’s clear, concise, and a well-regarded communicator in his field.
We don’t turn books about baking cupcakes into cosmic-scale online battles over whether people should eat food itself. And so we’re capable of reading, and commenting on, the specific topic of the book. ...well, not everyone here, obviously. But YOU are! 😁
The book reads easily. You don’t need to come equipped with a lot of background knowledge or theory. You’ll get a very thorough description of what Harvey (and many others) regard as a problem, and a selection of efforts that have been/are being undertaken to combat the problem. You’re a reading, thinking, talking being—you can process the information you read critically, and then make up your own mind.
I’m very familiar with the subject matter, and I still found a lot to enjoy in the book. Even if I were to disagree with the author, I think this book would be worth understanding.