What is this nonsense? Understanding modern capitalism

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21 participants (18 books)

Overview

I have a lot of books about capitalism in all its guises and a desire to get to them all, so here we go. Join me if you're interested in approaching this beefy topic with a new lens.

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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

Angela Y. Davis

158 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism politics race informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

Naomi Klein

558 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? by Mark Fisher

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

Mark Fisher

81 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction economics philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Means and Ends: The Revolutionary Practice of Anarchism in Europe and the United States by Zoe Baker

Means and Ends: The Revolutionary Practice of Anarchism in Europe and the United States

Zoe Baker

488 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula by Laleh Khalili

Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula

Laleh Khalili

270 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Automation and the Future of Work by Aaron Benanav

Automation and the Future of Work

Aaron Benanav

160 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction economics politics medium-paced
Spaces of Global Capitalism: A Theory of Uneven Geographical Development by David Harvey

Spaces of Global Capitalism: A Theory of Uneven Geographical Development

David Harvey

154 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction economics politics informative fast-paced
The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View by Ellen Meiksins Wood

The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View

Ellen Meiksins Wood

213 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced