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Entropy of Capitalism: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 39 - Softcover

Biel M, Robert

 
9781608462421: Entropy of Capitalism: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 39
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1608462420 ISBN 13: 9781608462421
Verlag: Haymarket Books, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

The project of applying general systems theory to social sciences is crucial in today’s crisis when social and ecological systems clash. This book concretely demonstrates the necessity of a Marxist approach to this challenge, notably in asserting agency (struggle) as against determinism. It similarly shows how Marxism
can be reinvigorated from a systems perspective.

Drawing on his experience in both international systems and low-input agriculture, Biel explores the interaction of social and physical systems, using the conceptual tools of thermodynamics and information. He reveals the early twenty-first century as a period when capitalism starts parasitizing on the chaos it itself creates, notably in the link between the two sides of imperialism: militarism (the war on terror’) and speculative finance capital.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Robert Biel M.PhD (1991) International Relations, London School of Economics, teaches political ecology at University College London and publishes extensively, including The New Imperialism (Zed Books, 2000). He researches systems theory and conducts a wide-ranging practical programme on urban agriculture

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Verlag
Haymarket Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1608462420
ISBN 13 
9781608462421
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
391
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