Utopia or bust : a guide to the present crisis / by Benjamin Kunkel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kunkel, Benjamin.

Contributor:

Charles H. Maxson Fund.

Series:

Jacobin series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism.

Marxian economics.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

PHILOSOPHY / Political / bisacsh.

POLITICAL SCIENCE / History et Theory / bisacsh.

Local Subjects:

PHILOSOPHY / Political / bisacsh.

POLITICAL SCIENCE / History et Theory / bisacsh.

Physical Description:

180 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Verso, 2014.

Summary:

""The deepest economic crisis in eighty years prompted a shallow revival of Marxism," writes Benjamin Kunkel of the 2008 recession--and the shallowness was undoubtedly a result of the complex, sometimes difficult nature of contemporary Marxist thought. Enter Kunkel's Utopia or Bust, which leads the uninitiated reader through the biggest names in critical political theory today. Written with the wit and verve of a novelist, Utopia or Bust engages with the revolutionary philosophies of Slavoj Žižek, the economic analyses of David Graeber and David Harvey, and the cultural diagnoses of Fredric Jameson. Discussing the crisis of capitalism alongside the idea of full employment and the right to work, Utopia or Bust is not only a tour through the world of Marxist thought, but also an examination of the state of Western society today"-- Provided by publisher.

""The deepest economic crisis in eighty years prompted a shallow revival of Marxism," writes Benjamin Kunkel of the 2008 recession--and the shallowness was undoubtedly a result of the complex, sometimes difficult nature of contemporary Marxist thought. Enter Kunkel's Utopia or Bust, which leads the uninitiated reader through the biggest names in critical political theory today. Written with the wit and verve of a novelist, Utopia or Bust engages with the revolutionary philosophies of Slavoj

Contents:

1 David Harvey: Crisis Theory 23

2 Fredric Jameson: The Cultural Logic of Neoliberalism 51

3 Robert Brenner: Full Employment and the Long Downturn 77

4 David Graeber: In the Midst of Life We Are in Debt 105

5 Slavoj Zizek: The Unbearable Lightness of "Communism" 135

6 Boris Groys: Aesthetics of Utopia 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.

ISBN:

9781781683279

1781683271

OCLC:

851420179

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