Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature

by Alyssa Battistoni

A timely new critique of capitalism's persistent failure to value nature

Capitalism is typically treated as a force for relentless commodification. Yet it consistently fails to place value on vital aspects of the nonhuman world, whether carbon emissions or entire ecosystems. In Free Gifts, Alyssa Battistoni explores capitalism's persistent failure to value nature, arguing that the key question is not the moral issue of why...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691263469
• ISBN13: 9780691263465
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 296 Pages