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.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Economic aspects.

Human ecology.

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

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:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Cheap Nature

2. Cheap Money

3. Cheap Work

4. Cheap Care

5. Cheap Food

6. Cheap Energy

7. Cheap Lives

Conclusion

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780520966376 (electronic book)

0520966376

OCLC:

984512288