Out of the wreckage : a new politics for an age of crisis / George Monbiot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monbiot, George, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political sociology.

Economics--Sociological aspects.

Economics.

Political participation.

Direct democracy.

Physical Description:

214 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2017.

Summary:

"A thrilling new route to a better society A toxic ideology of extreme competition and individualism has come to dominate our world. It misrepresents human nature, destroying hope and common purpose. Only a positive vision can replace it, a new story that re-engages people in politics and lights a path to a better future. George Monbiot shows how new findings in psychology, neuroscience and evolutionary biology cast human nature in a radically different light: as the supreme altruists and cooperators. He shows how we can build on these findings to create a new politics: a "politics of belonging." Both democracy and economic life can be radically reorganized from the bottom up, enabling us to take back control and overthrow the forces that have thwarted our ambitions for a better society. Urgent and passionate, Out of the Wreckage provides the hope and clarity required to change the world"-- Provided by publisher.

"Maps a thrilling new route to a better society: the political story that will replace the failed narratives wrecking our world. Today, our lives are dominated by an ideology of extreme competition and individualism. This misrepresents human nature, destroys hope and common purpose. But we cannot replace it without a positive vision, one that re-engages people in politics and lights a path to a better world. George Monbiot explains how communities can be rebuilt, with the help of a new "politics of belonging". He shows how to rescue politics through a radical redesign of elections and political rules, coupled with novel forms of direct democracy. A new economic model will allow communities to own their crucial resources and give people control of public investment, beyond the market or the state. This vision can be realised through spectacular new models of political organising, that overcome established power through mutual aid, operating on a grand scale. Urgent, and passionate, Out of the Wreckage provides the hope and purpose required to change the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 A Story of Our Times 1

2 A Captive Audience 29

3 Don't Look Back 42

4 Alienation 54

5 Belonging 71

6 Our Economy 93

7 Framing the Economy 113

8 Our Politics 132

9 Making It Happen 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Monbiot, George, 1963- author. Out of the wreckage

ISBN:

9781786632883

1786632888

OCLC:

958795479