The New Age of Catastrophe

by Alex Callinicos

Book Overview

The world is entering a new age of catastrophe. The exceptional is becoming normal. The last such crisis, between 1914 and 1945, witnessed two world wars, the Great Depression, and the Holocaust. Now humankind faces fresh existential threats - the COVID-19 pandemic, wildfires, floods and other extreme weather events caused by accelerating climate change, and the danger of nuclear war in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

These threats,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509554173
• ISBN13: 9781509554171
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"