{"product_id":"four-futures-peter-frase-9781781688137","title":"Four Futures: Life After Capitalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \"invigorating\" vision of four post-capitalist futures that consider the intersections of technology, the environment, and modern politics (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Peter Frase argues that increasing automation and a growing scarcity of resources, thanks to climate change, will bring it all tumbling down. In \u003ci\u003eFour Futures\u003c\/i\u003e, Frase imagines how this post-capitalist world might look, deploying the tools of both social science and speculative fiction to explore what communism, rentism, socialism and exterminism might actually entail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Could the current rise of real-life robocops usher in a world that resembles \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e? And sure, communism will bring an end to material scarcities and inequalities of wealth--but there's no guarantee that social hierarchies, governed by an economy of \"likes,\" wouldn't rise to take their place. A whirlwind tour through science fiction, social theory and the new technologies already shaping our lives, \u003ci\u003eFour Futures\u003c\/i\u003e is a balance sheet of the socialisms we may reach if a resurgent Left is successful, and the barbarisms we may be consigned to if those movements fail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Frase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781688133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781688137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Peter Frase","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047526428927,"sku":"9781781688137","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90d68c8f-70e7-4a09-ab75-58cf37bc8929.jpg?v=1684990718","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/four-futures-peter-frase-9781781688137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}