Capitalism and the Death Drive

by Byung-Chul Han

Book Overview

What we call growth today is in fact a tumorous growth, a cancerous proliferation which is disrupting the social organism. These tumours endlessly metastasize and grow with an inexplicable, deadly vitality. At a certain point this growth is no longer productive, but rather destructive. Capitalism passed this point long ago. Its destructive forces cause not only ecological and social catastrophes but also mental collapse. The destructive compulsion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150954500X
• ISBN13: 9781509545001
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"