Pure Excess: Capitalism and the Commodity

by Todd McGowan

Todd McGowan forges a new theory of capitalism as a system based on the production of more than what we need: pure excess. He argues that the promise of more--more wealth, more enjoyment, more opportunity, without requiring any sacrifice--is the essence of capitalism. Previous socioeconomic systems set up some form of the social good as their focus. Capitalism, however, represents a revolutionary turn away from the good and the useful toward...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231217595
• ISBN13: 9780231217590
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"