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9781788735339
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Capital Is Dead : Is this Something Worse?
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Verso Books
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7.8 in
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2021
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Trade Paperback
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English
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0.6 in
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Political Science, Philosophy, Business & Economics
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History & Theory, Economics / General, Commentary & Opinion, Political
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6 Oz
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5.1 in
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208 Pages
Capital Is Dead: Is This Something Worse? by Wark, McKenzie
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Publisher
Verso Books
ISBN-10
1788735331
ISBN-13
9781788735339
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5050416190
Product Key Features
Book Title
Capital Is Dead : Is this Something Worse?
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History & Theory, Economics / General, Commentary & Opinion, Political
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Political Science, Philosophy, Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-059614
Reviews
“A provocative and compelling exploration of our digital world as it crashes towards ecological disaster. Counterintuitive, insightful, and imaginative, Capital is Dead is a timely reminder that there are things worse than capitalism–and we may just be living through them.” – Nick Srnicek, author of Platform Capitalism “A feral form of commodification walks among us. Whether it is feasting on the remains of capital or hunting on its behalf is a question McKenzie Wark is perfectly equipped to investigate. Consider this your exploratory field guide to a new mode of production.” – Kate Crawford, Distinguished Research Professor and cofounder of the AI Now Institute, New York University “McKenzie Wark’s call for an experimental, vulgar form of revolutionary approach to digital commodification is a challenging read, full of provocative observation.” – Andy Hedgecock, Morning Star “Wark has long been a brilliant scholar of Marxism, Situationism and Poststructuralism, rewriting the canon of critical theory.” – Dave Beech, Art Monthly “Thoughtful and compelling.” – Garrett Pierman, Marx & Philosophy “Wark takes a flamethrower to these ideas through a reading of Marx that burns away the metaphors of phantasmagorical fetishes, such as the commodity form, the spectacle, and false consciousness, that have occupied much critical theory to date.” – Vince Carducci, Popmatters
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
332/.041
Synopsis
It’s not capitalism, it’s not neoliberalism – what if it’s something worse? In this radical and visionary new book, McKenzie Wark argues that information has empowered a new kind of ruling class. Through the ownership and control of information, this emergent class dominates not only labour but capital as traditionally understood as well. And it’s not just tech companies like Amazon and Google. Even Walmart and Nike can now dominate the entire production chain through the ownership of not much more than brands, patents, copyrights, and logistical systems. While techno-utopian apologists still celebrate these innovations as an improvement on capitalism, for workers–and the planet–it’s worse. The new ruling class uses the powers of information to route around any obstacle labor and social movements put up. So how do we find a way out? Capital Is Dead offers not only the theoretical tools to analyze this new world, but ways to change it. Drawing on the writings of a surprising range of classic and contemporary theorists, Wark offers an illuminating overview of the contemporary condition and the emerging class forces that control–and contest–it.
LC Classification Number
HB501.W4395 2021
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