A history of the world in seven cheap things
Subtitle: a guide to capitalism, nature, and the future of the planet
By: Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore
Contributors: Moore, Jason W., author
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780520293137
Subjects: Human ecology; Economic aspects; Capitalism
Description: "Nature, money, work, care, food, energy, and lives: these are the seven things that have made our world and will shape its future. In making these things cheap, modern commerce has transformed, governed, and devastated Earth. In A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things, Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore present a new approach to analyzing today's planetary emergencies. Bringing the latest ecological research together with histories of colonialism, indigenous struggles, slave revolts, and other rebellions and uprisings, Patel and Moore demonstrate that throughout history, crises have always prompted fresh strategies to make the world cheap and safe for capitalism. At a time of crisis in all seven cheap things, innovative and systemic thinking is urgently required. This book proposes a radical new way of understanding--and reclaiming--the planet in the turbulent twenty-first century"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-299) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Cheap nature; title: Cheap money; title: Cheap work; title: Cheap care; title: Cheap food; title: Cheap energy; title: Cheap lives; title: Conclusion.