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Richard Seymour - Against Austerity (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Written five years after capitalism's deepest crisis (2008-2009) which led to cuts and economic pain for millions across the world. Still very relevant today.
Against Austerity addresses a puzzling aspect of the current conjuncture and never answered questions : Why are the rich still getting away with it? Why is protest so ephemeral? Why does the left appear to be marginal to political life?
In an analysis which challenges our understanding of capitalism, class and ideology, Richard Seymour shows how ‘austerity’ is just one part of a wider elite plan to radically re-engineer society and everyday life in the interests of profit, consumerism and speculative finance.
But Against Austerity is not a gospel of despair. Seymour argues that once we turn to face the headwinds of this new reality, dispensing with reassuring dogmas, we can forge new collective resistance and alternatives to the current system.
Following Brecht, Against Austerity argues that the good old things are over, it's time to confront the bad new ones.
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- Format : Slightly Smaller 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : As New
- Category : Non-Fiction - Economics, Business & Money
- Published : 2014 (Pluto Press)
- ISBN : 9780745333281
- SKU : B003261
- PPC : LL300gm
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- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'Essential and powerful reading' - Paul Mason, journalist and broadcaster, and author of PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future (Allen Lane, 2015).
'As so-called 'austerity' continues its rampage, it's patently obvious that it can't fix the economy . . . Seymour incisively uncovers just what kind of strategy austerity really is: its aims, its methods, its victims - and how to fight it' - China Miéville, political activist, academic and author.
'A readable and useful guide to the interrelationship between austerity, neoliberalism, and the state at the level of strategy and ideology. The book has much to offer in terms of a sober and nuanced analysis. This goes especially in the UK where the trend towards nostalgia, wishful thinking, and resisting empirical and strategic reconsideration is so strong' - Matthijs Krul, The North Star.
'An excellent and accessible critique of austerity - how it relates to class, the state and ideology - and advocates new types of organisation and resistance to it' - Morning Star.
'A must-read primer for old hands in the class struggle and newcomers alike' - Louis Proyect, Counter Punch.
'A timely book that will appeal to informed, intellectually-minded activists' - Ian Sinclair, Peace News.
The Author
Richard Seymour is an emerging voice on the radical left, providing expert analysis on British politics across international media. He co-founded the magazine Salvage, a quarterly of revolutionary arts and letters, and has authored numerous books. He is the author Against Austerity: How we Can Fix the Crisis they Made (Pluto, 2014), Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics (Verso, 2016), Unhitched: The Trial of Christopher Hitchens (Verso, 2013) and The Liberal Defence of Murder (Verso, 2012).