We Can Do Better: Ideas For Changing Society
by David Camfield /
2017 / English / EPUB
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The view that capitalism is an inherently flawed, exploitative,
crisis-prone, oppressive system is not new. But neoliberal
capitalism’s flaws are increasingly dangerous in Western
countries and globally as corporations exert growing influence on
governments, as the endless pursuit of profits pushes our climate
to the breaking point and as far-right politics dominate the
media. Solutions are needed. Fast.
The view that capitalism is an inherently flawed, exploitative,
crisis-prone, oppressive system is not new. But neoliberal
capitalism’s flaws are increasingly dangerous in Western
countries and globally as corporations exert growing influence on
governments, as the endless pursuit of profits pushes our climate
to the breaking point and as far-right politics dominate the
media. Solutions are needed. Fast.
In
InWe Can Do Better
We Can Do Better, David Camfield lays out a
theoretical basis for political and social change that fuses
critical Marxism with insights from anti-racist queer feminism.
This reconstructed historical materialism treats capitalism and
class as inextricably interwoven with gender, race and sexuality.
After discussing today’s most influential social theories,
Camfield uses this theory to analyze a range of issues that face
our world today, including climate change, growing social
insecurity and the persistence of sexism and racism. Camfield
argues that the key to achieving change for the better is social
struggle, and he offers ideas about moving from social theory to
social action.
, David Camfield lays out a
theoretical basis for political and social change that fuses
critical Marxism with insights from anti-racist queer feminism.
This reconstructed historical materialism treats capitalism and
class as inextricably interwoven with gender, race and sexuality.
After discussing today’s most influential social theories,
Camfield uses this theory to analyze a range of issues that face
our world today, including climate change, growing social
insecurity and the persistence of sexism and racism. Camfield
argues that the key to achieving change for the better is social
struggle, and he offers ideas about moving from social theory to
social action.
