Looking over the abyss : the US and Europe beyond capitalism / Steven Colatrella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colatrella, Steven, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--United States--History.

Capitalism.

Democracy.

History.

United States.

Capitalism--Europe--History.

Europe.

Democracy--United States--History.

Democracy--Europe--History.

Comparative government.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 290 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

United States and Europe beyond capitalism

Place of Publication:

Trenton, New Jersey : Africa World Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Europe and subsequently the United States rose to power and wealth along with the rise of capitalism. But capitalism has now shifted its attention to Asia, even as the conditions of ordinary workers in Europe and North America decline, and the political influence of the West wanes. This book argues that only by breaking decisively with capitalism, and aligning themselves with the majority of the world's people against exploitation, can the peoples of Europe and the United States save their societies. They must look not into the abyss where capitalism now proposes to plunge them, but over the abyss, over the horizon of capitalism, to an alternative present and future beyond capitalism. This work proposes concrete steps that can be taken to change institutions to move beyond capitalism, and helps to clarify the meanings of key concepts such as the State, Nations, Internationalism, Capitalism, Corporation and Class in ways that are practical and useful for social change"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Looking over the abyss

What is, and isn't capitalism?

The differences between capitalism in the United States and in Europe

Prologue to chapters three and four: The four sisters

Why is there no socialism in Europe?

War and peace in Europe

The 18th brumaire of just about everybody: The rise of the new fascist would-be dictators, and how to prevent and reverse it

The green New Deal and class composition: Another kind of revolution

Why globalization failed: Lessons from volumes 1 and 3 of Karl Marx's Capital

The West and the rest: Racial capitalism, meritocratic capitalism and the vast majority.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781569027455

1569027455

9781569027462

1569027463

OCLC:

1242022563