Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work - Brossura

Srnicek, Nick; Williams, Alex

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ISBN 10: 1784786225 ISBN 13: 9781784786229

Casa editrice: Verso Books, 2016

Riassunto

A major new manifesto for the end of capitalism

Neoliberalism isn’t working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite.

Inventing the Future is 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 developing technologies that expand our freedoms.

This new edition includes a new chapter where they respond to their various critics.

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Recensione:

'Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams' project dares to propose a different way of thinking and acting. Given the fizzling of the Occupy moment, a radical rethinking of the anarchic approach is badly needed but just not happening. This book could do a lot of work in getting that rethink going.' --Doug Henwood, author of Wall Street

'Inventing the Future is exactly what we need right now. With immense patience and care, it sets out a clear and compelling vision of a postcapitalist society. Equally importantly, it lays out a plausible programme which can take us from 24/7 capitalist immiseration to a world free of work.' --Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

'Should we resign ourselves to a bleak future of work devouring even our old age? Surely we should start planning for a world where we work less, rather than more. That's exactly what Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams's compelling book, Inventing the Future, asks us to do.' --Owen Jones, Guardian

L'autore:

Nick Srnicek is a lecturer at City University. He is the author of Platform Capitalism and the forthcoming After Work: What's Left and Who Cares? (with Helen Hester).

Alex Williams is a lecturer in the sociology department at City, University of London. He is the author of the forthcoming Hegemony Now (with Jeremy Gilbert).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Verso Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1784786225
• ISBN 13: 9781784786229
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 262