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Hypercapitalism: The Modern Economy, Its Values, and How to Change Them - Couverture souple

Gonick, Larry; Kasser, Tim

 
9781620972823: Hypercapitalism: The Modern Economy, Its Values, and How to Change Them
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1620972824 ISBN 13 : 9781620972823
Editeur : The New Press, 2018

Synopsis

PAPERBACK ORIGINAL From the bestselling cartoonist of The Cartoon History of the Universe comes an explosive graphic takedown of capitalism

Bestselling "overeducated cartoonist" Larry Gonick has delighted readers for years with sharp, digestible, and funny accounts of everything from the history of the universe to the intricacies of calculus. Now Gonick teams up with psychologist and scholar Tim Kasser to create an accessible and pointed cartoon guide to how global, privatizing, market-worshiping hypercapitalism threatens human well-being, social justice, and the planet. But Gonick and Kasser don't stop at an analysis of how the economic system got out of whack-they also point the way to a healthier future.

A primer for the post-Occupy generation, Hypercapitalism draws from contemporary research on values, well-being, and consumerism to describe concepts (corporate power, free trade, privatization, deregulation) that are critical for understanding the world we live in, and movements (voluntary simplicity, sharing, alternatives to GDP, protests) that have developed in response to the system. Gonick and Kasser's pointed and profound cartoon narratives provide a deep exploration of the global economy and the movements seeking to change it, all rendered in clear, graphic-and sometimes hilarious-terms.

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À propos de l'auteur

Larry Gonick, a cartoonist specializing in nonfiction books, is best known for his Cartoon Histories and his Cartoon Guides to various sciences. He lives in San Francisco. Tim Kasser, a professor of psychology at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, has spent two decades researching materialism, consumerism, capitalism, well-being, and the environment. He has written three books and consults with a variety of non-profit organizations.

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Éditeur
The New Press
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1620972824
ISBN 13 
9781620972823
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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