{"product_id":"digital-degrowth-michael-kwet-9780745349862","title":"Digital Degrowth: Technology in the Age of Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A must-read for anyone who wants to know the brutal truth of digital colonialism driven by the American empire\"\u003c\/b\u003e Kohei Saito, author of \u003ci\u003eSlow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A vital book for anyone concerned about justice and equality, and about the extraction of the Earth's resources to support the technologies of limitless greed and growth\"\u003c\/b\u003e Vandana Shiva, environmental activist \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The world is racing toward an irreversible ecological catastrophe. Environmental science makes clear that humans must reduce total material resource use, requiring a radical redistribution of wealth within and between countries. Yet little attention has been paid to how the digital economy fits into this equation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Michael Kwet, a leading expert on digital colonialism, presents a new paradigm for the digital society. Merging the science of degrowth with a global analysis of the high-tech economy, he argues that digital capitalism and colonialism must be abolished quickly. In \u003ci\u003eDigital Degrowth\u003c\/i\u003e, Kwet maps out a path to a people's tech future. He calls for direct action against Silicon Valley, US imperialism, and power elites everywhere in order to realize a radically egalitarian digital society that fosters equality in harmony with nature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Michael Kwet is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Johannesburg and a Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School. He hosts the \u003ci\u003eTech Empire\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, has been published at \u003ci\u003eAl Jazeera\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Intercept\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMail \u0026amp; Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the founder of PeoplesTech.org. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Kwet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745349862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745349862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Michael Kwet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898318020863,"sku":"9780745349862","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec15d4af-fd6a-4add-b01f-ccb3ad7334a1.jpg?v=1721376039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/digital-degrowth-michael-kwet-9780745349862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}