Bibliograph

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

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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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-299) and index

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A history of the world in seven cheap things

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

975365828

Responsibility statement

Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore

Sub title

a guide to capitalism, nature, and the future of the planet

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

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Cheap nature -- Cheap money -- Cheap work -- Cheap care -- Cheap food -- Cheap energy -- Cheap lives -- Conclusion

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