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Consequences of Capitalism
- Narrator
- Donald Corren
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 5 January 2021
- Run Time
- 14 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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An essential primer on capitalism, politics and how the world works, based on the hugely popular undergraduate lecture series 'What is Politics?'
Is there an alternative to capitalism? In this landmark text Chomsky and Waterstone chart a critical map for a more just and sustainable society.
'Covid-19 has revealed glaring failures and monstrous brutalities in the current capitalist system. It represents both a crisis and an opportunity. Everything depends on the actions that people take into their own hands.'
How does politics shape our world, our lives and our perceptions? How much of 'common sense' is actually driven by the ruling classes' needs and interests? And how are we to challenge the capitalist structures that now threaten all life on the planet?
Consequences of Capitalism exposes the deep, often unseen connections between neoliberal 'common sense' and structural power. In making these linkages, we see how the current hegemony keeps social justice movements divided and marginalized. And, most importantly, we see how we can fight to overcome these divisions.
© Noam Chomsky, Marv Watersone 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Critics Review
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Noam Chomsky is indispensable. Just as it is impossible to imagine appreciating the dramatic arts without learning Shakespeare, or loving jazz trumpet without an appreciation of Louis Armstrong, it is inconceivable that one might study contemporary political thought without reading Chomsky
Los Angeles Review of Books
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Details
- Author
- Noam Chomsky and Marv Waterstone
- Narrator
- Donald Corren
- Duration
- 14 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 January 2021
- ISBN
- 9780241992616
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Political ideologies and movements, Capitalism, Social and political philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.An essential primer on capitalism, politics and how the world works, based on the hugely popular undergraduate lecture series 'What is Politics?'Is there an alternative to capitalism? In this landmark text Chomsky and Waterstone chart a critical map for a more just and sustainable society.'Covid-19 has revealed glaring failures and monstrous brutalities in the current capitalist system. It represents both a crisis and an opportunity. Everything depends on the actions that people take into their own hands.'How does politics shape our world, our lives and our perceptions? How much of 'common sense' is actually driven by the ruling classes' needs and interests? And how are we to challenge the capitalist structures that now threaten all life on the planet?Consequences of Capitalism exposes the deep, often unseen connections between neoliberal 'common sense' and structural power. In making these linkages, we see how the current hegemony keeps social justice movements divided and marginalized. And, most importantly, we see how we can fight to overcome these divisions.© Noam Chomsky, Marv Watersone 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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