A history of the world in seven cheap things : a guide to capitalism, nature, and the future of the planet / Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patel, Raj, author.

Moore, Jason W., author.

Contributor:

John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Economic aspects.

Human ecology.

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

xiii, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Introduction

Cheap nature

Cheap money

Cheap work

Cheap care

Cheap food

Cheap energy

Cheap lives

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Patel, Raj, author. History of the world in seven cheap things

ISBN:

9780520293137

0520293134

OCLC:

975365828

Publisher Number:

99974184032