{"product_id":"the-anti-capitalism-reader-joel-schalit-9781888451337","title":"The Anti-Capitalism Reader: Imagining a Geography of Opposition","description":"A refreshingly non-doctrinaire collection of writings on the theory, practice, and history of anti-capitalist politics from the most well-versed activists and scholars in the movement. Since the demonstrations against the World Trade Organization in Seattle two years ago, the world has witnessed the emergence of a brand new left. Largely focusing on such issues as third-world debt reduction and the emergence of a decidedly undemocratic transnational political order, this new progressivism is a rich and complex phenomenon which demands careful analysis to understand its ascendance ten years after the Cold War--in a time of supposed affluence and ongoing celebration of capitalism's triumph over the Soviet Union. Aimed squarely at activists and academics, as well those interested in educating themselves about the anti-market tenor of the new left, this is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to anti-capitalist politics and cultures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors include \u003ci\u003eSF Bay Guardian \u003c\/i\u003eCulture editor and high-tech critic Annalee Newitz, \u003ci\u003eWall Street \u003c\/i\u003eauthor and \u003ci\u003eLeft Business Observer \u003c\/i\u003eeditor Doug Henwood, journalist and social critic Liza Featherstone, as well as interviews with influential thinkers such as Slavoj Zizek, Frederic Jameson, Susan George, and Antonio Negri (co-author of Empire). Among the topics explored are the presence of anti-capitalist movements in everyday life, the history of anti-capitalism, strategies of anti-capitalist resistance, regionalism and anti-capitalism, and anti-capitalism and intellectual property. Includes a brief selection of some of the most historically important criticisms of the free market from the likes of Marx, Gramsci, and other Marxist, anarchist, and Situationist thinkers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEditor \u003cb\u003eJoel Schalit \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eJerusalem Calling \u003c\/i\u003eand editor of both \u003ci\u003ePunk Planet \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and webzine \u003ci\u003eBad Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eSF Bay Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors: \u003cbr\u003e Megan Shaw\u003cbr\u003e Rick Prelinger\u003cbr\u003e Jason Meyers\u003cbr\u003e Annalee Newitz\u003cbr\u003e Scott Schaffer\u003cbr\u003e Doug Henwood\u003cbr\u003e Liza Featherstone \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterviews: \u003cbr\u003e Slavoj Zizek\u003cbr\u003e Frederic Jameson\u003cbr\u003e Susan George\u003cbr\u003e Ant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Schalit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1888451335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781888451337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.28w x 0.93d","brand":"Joel Schalit","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978743841023,"sku":"9781888451337","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d69ea74-b31d-45a8-a44c-38d822017554.jpg?v=1683242850","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-anti-capitalism-reader-joel-schalit-9781888451337","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}