A history of the world in seven cheap things : a guide to capitalism, nature, and the future of the planet /
By: Patel, Raj [.].
Contributor(s): Moore, Jason W [author].
Publisher: London ; New York : Verso, 2018, (2020)Description: xiii, 318 p. : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.Content type: text | text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781788737746; 9781788737746:; 1788737741.Subject(s): Human ecology -- Economic aspects
| Colonization -- History | Capitalism | Climate change mitigation | Social justice | Globalization -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 304.28 PAT | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Cheap nature -- Cheap money -- Cheap work -- Cheap care -- Cheap food -- Cheap energy -- Cheap lives -- Conclusion.
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. 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.