Out of the Wreckage, 9781786632883
Hardcover
What does the good life-and the good society-look like in the twenty-first century?

Out of the Wreckage

A New Politics for an Age of Crisis

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  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    11 October 2017

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Summary

Mainstream politics is stuck, torn between the redundant doctrines of Keynesianism and neoliberalism. Neither have much to offer a world facing environmental collapse, civic breakdown and a gathering crisis of permanent unemployment. This dismal, managerial politics fails to articulate a vision of a better world, driving people towards the anti-politics offered by Donald Trump and others. What is urgently needed is a positive, propositional vision that can re-engage people in politics.In O…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781786632883
ISBN-10:1786632888
Author:George Monbiot
Publisher:Verso Books
Imprint:Verso Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:11 October 2017
Weight:392g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

A dazzling command of science and relentless faith in people … I never miss reading him. – Naomi KleinWhat most impresses in Monbiot’s clever, elegant writing is the way he strives to think beyond protest towards realistic, representative solutions to the problems of world politics and trade. * The Times *His passion for social and ecological justice is undimmed by twenty-first-century cynicism. His desire for knowledge across the widest gamut of subjects (scientific, historical, political and cultural) enables him to reach places which are foreign territory to many of us. * Herald (Glasgow) *A writer of eloquence and passion. * the Observer *

About The Author

George Monbiot

George Monbiot writes a weekly column for the Guardian and is the author of a number of books, including How Did We Get Into This Mess? Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning; The Age of Consent: A Manifesto for a New World Order; Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain; and Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life. He recently helped to found Rewilding Britain, which seeks to redefine people’s relationship to the living world.

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