Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism

by David Harvey

Book Overview

"What I am seeking here is a better understanding of the contradictions of capital, not of capitalism. I want to know how the economic engine of capitalism works the way it does, and why it might stutter and stall and sometimes appear to be on the verge of collapse. I also want to show why this economic engine should be replaced, and with what." --from the Introduction
To modern Western society, capitalism is the air we breathe, and most people...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019936026X
• ISBN13: 9780199360260
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.6" x 8.6"