Four Futures : Life After Capitalism
by
Peter Frase
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Jacobin
ISBN-10
1781688133
ISBN-13
9781781688137
Publisher
Verso Books
Imprint
Verso Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 2016
Print length
160 Pages
Weight
148 grams
Dimensions
20.10 x 14.40 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
SociologyPolitical science & theoryPolitical science and theory
Ksh 2,000.00
Werezi Extended Catalogue
Delivery in 14 days
2 copies in stock
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Delivery in 14 days
Secure
Quality
Fast
An exhilarating exploration into the utopias and dystopias that could develop from present society
An “invigorating” vision of four post-capitalist futures that consider the intersections of technology, the environment, and modern politics (The Guardian)
Peter Frase argues that increasing automation and a growing scarcity of resources, thanks to climate change, will bring it all tumbling down. In Four Futures, Frase imagines how this post-capitalist world might look, deploying the tools of both social science and speculative fiction to explore what communism, rentism, socialism and exterminism might actually entail.
Could the current rise of real-life robocops usher in a world that resembles Ender’s Game? And sure, communism will bring an end to material scarcities and inequalities of wealth—but there’s no guarantee that social hierarchies, governed by an economy of “likes,” wouldn’t rise to take their place. A whirlwind tour through science fiction, social theory and the new technologies already shaping our lives, Four Futures is a balance sheet of the socialisms we may reach if a resurgent Left is successful, and the barbarisms we may be consigned to if those movements fail.
Peter Frase argues that increasing automation and a growing scarcity of resources, thanks to climate change, will bring it all tumbling down. In Four Futures, Frase imagines how this post-capitalist world might look, deploying the tools of both social science and speculative fiction to explore what communism, rentism, socialism and exterminism might actually entail.
Could the current rise of real-life robocops usher in a world that resembles Ender’s Game? And sure, communism will bring an end to material scarcities and inequalities of wealth—but there’s no guarantee that social hierarchies, governed by an economy of “likes,” wouldn’t rise to take their place. A whirlwind tour through science fiction, social theory and the new technologies already shaping our lives, Four Futures is a balance sheet of the socialisms we may reach if a resurgent Left is successful, and the barbarisms we may be consigned to if those movements fail.
Get Four Futures by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Verso Books and it has pages.
