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Rebel Cities


Long before Occupy, cities were the subject of much utopian thinking. They are the centers of capital accumulation as well as of revolutionary politics, where deeper currents of social and political change rise to the surface. Do the financiers and developers control access to urban resources or do the people? Who dictates the quality and organization of daily life? Rebel Cities places the city at the heart of both capital and class struggles, looking at locations ranging from Johannesburg to Mumbai, from New York City to Sao Paulo. Drawing on the Paris Commune as well as Occupy Wall Street and the London Riots, Harvey asks how cities might be reorganized in more socially just and ecologically sane ways-and how they can become the focus for anti-capitalist resistance.
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15,68 € 16,50 €

Záhada kapitálu


Světově uznávaný teoretik, myslitel a sociální vědec David Harvey, považovaný za jednoho z nejpronikavějších analytiků a kritiků vývoje kapitalismu, se ve své knize Záhada kapitálu zamýšlí nad povahou krizí kapitalistického systému, které tento model společenského uspořádání provázejí od samotného počátku, jakož i nad charakterem systémové krize, kterou svět prochází v těchto letech.Jestliže platí, že kapitalismus si se svými krizemi dosud vždy poradil, zároveň je pravdou, že si to vždy vyžádalo určitou cenu. Kapitalismus navíc nikdy nedokázal vyřešit svůj základní problém, exponenciální akumulaci kapitálu, jen jej vždy odsunul do budoucna a převedl do jiné hospodářské sféry či geografických míst. Totéž platí i dnes. Vzhledem ke globalizaci je ovšem aktuální situace vyostřenější než kdykoli v minulosti a kapitalismus dnešní turbulence přežít nemusí.Klíčovou otázkou je, zda budou ochotny zaplatit vysokou cenu za jeho přežití nebo se účinně vzepřou obrovské skupiny lidí, které mají nést tíži takového řešení – střední a nižší třídy, zastoupené v různých poměrech a žijící různými způsoby v jádrových zemích kapitalismu, na semiperiférii i periférii. Jejich živelný odpor ovšem musí dostat politický výraz, což je při současném úpadku levice velmi obtížné. Má-li se levice opět vzchopit, musí se vyrovnat politickým představitelům kapitálu co do jejich schopnosti působit ve všech sférách aktivity, pružně přecházet z jedné do druhé a přicházet s tvořivými nápady. Analýze těchto jejich schopností, toho, co „dělá“ kapitál, je věnována značná část knihy.Harveyova Záhada kapitálu je zároveň také hlasitou výzvou k odmítnutí levicového doktrinářství.
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4,42 € 4,65 €

The Song of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien's Themes, Symbols and Myths


Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Song of Middle-earth takes a fresh look at The Lord of the Rings, digging deep into the foundations of Tolkien's world to reveal the complex tapestry of history and mythology that lies behind his stories. The charge that Tolkien's work was merely derivative - that he extracted elements from other mythologies and incorporated them into his own fiction - is dismissed in favour of a fascinating examination of the rich historical background to Middle-earth. From the mythic tradition of the Tales told in The Book of Lost Tales: I to the significance of oral storytelling throughout the history of Middle-earth, this book examines the common themes of mythology found within Tolkien's work. In doing so, The Song of Middle-earth demonstrates how Tolkien's desire to create a new mythology for England is not only apparent in his writing, but also realised.
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10,93 € 11,50 €

A Brief History of Neoliberalism


Neoliberalism - the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action - has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Its spread has depended upon a reconstitution of state powers such that privatization, finance, and market processes are emphasized. State interventions in the economy are minimized, while the obligations of the state to provide for the welfare of its citizens are diminished. David Harvey, author of 'The New Imperialism' and 'The Condition of Postmodernity', here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage. While Thatcher and Reagan are often cited as primary authors of this neoliberal turn, Harvey shows how a complex of forces, from Chile to China and from New York City to Mexico City, have also played their part. In addition he explores the continuities and contrasts between neoliberalism of the Clinton sort and the recent turn towards neoconservative imperialism of George W. Bush. Finally, through critical engagement with this history, Harvey constructs a framework not only for analyzing the political and economic dangers that now surround us, but also for assessing the prospects for the more socially just alternatives being advocated by many oppositional movements.
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20,85 € 21,95 €

Anti-Capitalist Chronicles


Amidst waves of economic crises, health crises, class struggle and neo-fascist reaction, few possess the clarity and foresight of world-renowned theorist, David Harvey. Since the publication of his bestselling A Brief History of Neoliberalism, Harvey has been tracking the evolution of the capitalist system as well as tides of radical opposition rising against it. In The Anti-Capitalist Chronicles, Harvey introduces new ways of understanding the crisis of global capitalism and the struggles for a better world. While accounting for violence and disaster, Harvey also chronicles hope and possibility. By way of conversations about neoliberalism, capitalism, globalization, the environment, technology, social movements and crises like COVID-19, he outlines, with characteristic brilliance, how socialist alternatives are being imagined under very difficult circumstances. In understanding the economic, political and social dimensions of the crisis, Harvey's analysis in The Anti-Capitalist Chronicles will be of strategic importance to anyone wanting to both understand and change the world.
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20,43 € 21,50 €

A Companion To Marx's Capital: The Complete Edition


In recent years, we have witnessed a surge of interest in Marx's work in the effort to understand the origins of our current predicament. For nearly forty years, David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world's most foremost Marx scholars. Based on his recent lectures, this current volume - finally bringing together his guides to Volumes I, II and much of III of Das Kapital - aims to bring this depth of learning to a broader audience, guiding first-time readers through a fascinating and deeply rewarding text. A Companion to Marx's Capital offers fresh, original and sometimes critical interpretations of a book that changed the course of history and, as Harvey intimates, may do so again. David Harvey's video lecture course can be found here: davidharvey.org/reading-capital/
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28,45 € 29,95 €