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The New Age of Catastrophe
Taschenbuch von Alex Callinicos
Sprache: Englisch

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The world is entering a new age of catastrophe. The exceptional is becoming normal. The last such crisis, between 1914 and 1945, witnessed two world wars, the Great Depression, and the Holocaust. Now humankind faces fresh existential threats - the COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires, floods and other extreme weather events caused by accelerating climate change, and the danger of nuclear war in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

These threats, argues Alex Callinicos, have their common source in a multidimensional crisis of the capitalist system, which is hitting the buffers, hurling us towards societal collapse. It embraces the increasing destruction of nature and the degradation of labour, a world economy stagnant since the global financial crisis, and escalating inter-imperialist conflicts between the United States, China, and Russia.

So far, the main political beneficiary has been the far right, which may capture the White House again. But the new age of catastrophe is also an age of revolt. Following on from Black Lives Matter, the #MeToo protests, and the revolts in Sudan, Sri Lanka, and Iran, multiple faultlines in the system will provoke still more mass movements that can challenge myriad forms of oppression and open the way to a just and sustainable world.
The world is entering a new age of catastrophe. The exceptional is becoming normal. The last such crisis, between 1914 and 1945, witnessed two world wars, the Great Depression, and the Holocaust. Now humankind faces fresh existential threats - the COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires, floods and other extreme weather events caused by accelerating climate change, and the danger of nuclear war in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

These threats, argues Alex Callinicos, have their common source in a multidimensional crisis of the capitalist system, which is hitting the buffers, hurling us towards societal collapse. It embraces the increasing destruction of nature and the degradation of labour, a world economy stagnant since the global financial crisis, and escalating inter-imperialist conflicts between the United States, China, and Russia.

So far, the main political beneficiary has been the far right, which may capture the White House again. But the new age of catastrophe is also an age of revolt. Following on from Black Lives Matter, the #MeToo protests, and the revolts in Sudan, Sri Lanka, and Iran, multiple faultlines in the system will provoke still more mass movements that can challenge myriad forms of oppression and open the way to a just and sustainable world.
Über den Autor
Alex Callinicos is Emeritus Professor of European Studies at King's College London.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 Antechamber to the Present

Chapter 2 The Destruction of Nature

Chapter 3 Economic Stagnation

Chapter 4 Hegemonic Decline and Geopolitical Antagonism

Chapter 5 Revolt and Reaction

Chapter 6 Pulling the Emergency Cord

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Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 256 S.
ISBN-13: 9781509554171
ISBN-10: 1509554173
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 1A509554170
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Callinicos, Alex
Hersteller: Polity Press
Maße: 226 x 150 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Alex Callinicos
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.06.2023
Gewicht: 0,372 kg
Artikel-ID: 124656611
Über den Autor
Alex Callinicos is Emeritus Professor of European Studies at King's College London.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 Antechamber to the Present

Chapter 2 The Destruction of Nature

Chapter 3 Economic Stagnation

Chapter 4 Hegemonic Decline and Geopolitical Antagonism

Chapter 5 Revolt and Reaction

Chapter 6 Pulling the Emergency Cord

Select Bibliography
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 256 S.
ISBN-13: 9781509554171
ISBN-10: 1509554173
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 1A509554170
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Callinicos, Alex
Hersteller: Polity Press
Maße: 226 x 150 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Alex Callinicos
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.06.2023
Gewicht: 0,372 kg
Artikel-ID: 124656611
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