Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work
β Scribed by Nick Srnicek & Alex Williams
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 245
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
"A bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitalist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and Β Read more...
Abstract:
β¦ Table of Contents
Content: Our political common sense : introducing folk politics --
Why aren't we winning? : a critique of today's left --
Why are they winning? : the making of neoliberal hegemony --
Left modernity --
The future isn't working --
Post-work imaginaries --
A new common sense --
Building power.
β¦ Subjects
Progress;Radicalism;Populism;Social movements;Capitalism;Neoliberalism;Kapitalismus;Neoliberalismus;Soziale Bewegung;Radikalismus;Teknik;sociala aspekter;Kapitalism;Politisk teori
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