Revenge Capitalism The Ghosts of Empire, Demons of Capital, Settling of Unpayable Debts

Capitalism is in a profound state of crisis. Beyond the mere dispassionate cruelty of 'ordinary' structural violence, it appears today as a global system bent on reckless economic revenge; its expression found in mass incarceration, climate chaos, unpayable debt, pharmaceutical violence and the relentless degradation of common life.


In Revenge Capitalism, Max Haiven argues that this economic vengeance helps us explain the culture and politics of revenge we see in society more broadly. Moving from the history of colonialism and its continuing effects today, he examines the opioid crisis in the US, the growth of 'surplus populations' worldwide and unpacks the central paradigm of unpayable debts - both as reparations owed, and as a methodology of oppression.


Revenge Capitalism offers no easy answers, but is a powerful call to the radical imagination.

About the author

Max Haiven is an author, teacher, editor, political organiser and board game designer. He is the editor of the Vagabonds book series, and the author of Palm Oil: The Grease of Empire and Revenge Capitalism. His new board game, Billionaires & Guillotines, is an experiment into role-playing the revolution, from the side of the capitalists.

Summary

Capitalism has become a system of economic revenge, meted out against oppressed populations around the globe.

Product details

• Authors: Max Haiven, Haiven Max, Max (Lakehead University Haiven
• Publisher: Pluto
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.05.2020
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9780745340562
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4056-2
• Pages: 288
• Subjects: Politikwissenschaft, Wirtschaftstheorie, Imperialismus, Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein, Unabhängigkeit, Kolonialgeschichte, Capitalism, Kolonialismus, Wirtschaftstheorie und -philosophie, Politischer Aktivismus, Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit, Postkolonialismus, Entwicklungsökonomie und Schwellenländer, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Steve Bannon, Politik / Politikwissenschaft, Politologie, Protest - Protestbewegung, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Entwicklung (gesellschaftlich, wirtschaftlich, technisch), BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, 21st Century, Revenge, Racism, Activism, Pain, Colonialism, anger, Political Economy, Violence in society, Debt, Political Violence, Economic & financial crises & disasters, Economic and financial crises and disasters, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Slavery, Violence and abuse in society, Neocolonialism, Arthur Sackler, Purdue Pharma, opioids, Radicalism, Hauntology, Opium Wars, Palm Oil;Steve Bannon;Arthur Sackler;Purdue Pharma;Opium Wars;Rebecca Belmore;political violence;slavery;neocolonialism;carceral states;surplus populations;Radicalism;Activism;Pain;Opioids;Empire and imperialism;Racism;Colonialism;Captialism;Anger;Re, Captialism, Empire and imperialism, surplus populations, carceral states, Rebecca Belmore