Inventing the Future
Postcapitalism and a World Without Work
Verso Books · Print & ebook · October 25, 2016
This major new manifesto offers a “clear and compelling vision of a postcapitalist society” and shows how left-wing politics can be rebuilt for the 21st century (Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist Realism) Neoliberalism isn’t working.
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- Who it’s for
- A clear-eyed case for imagining postcapitalism through technology, freedom, and a changed relationship to work.
- Themes
- Postcapitalist society, Rebuilding left-wing politics, Technology and freedom from work
- Genres
- Communism & Socialism, Political Economy, Utopian Thinking
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This major new manifesto offers a “clear and compelling vision of a postcapitalist society” and shows how left-wing politics can be rebuilt for the 21st century (Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist Realism) Neoliberalism isn’t working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite. Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism.
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Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitalist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and developing technologies that expand our freedoms. This new edition includes a new chapter where they respond to their various critics.
Politics After Work
A clear-eyed case for imagining postcapitalism through technology, freedom, and a changed relationship to work.
Come here for
- Big questions about work, technology, and what political change could make possible
Expect
- A future-facing manifesto that argues rather than retreats from technological complexity
- This edition adds a chapter answering critics
Where it sits
| Communism & Socialism | 42% |
|---|---|
| Political Economy | 33% |
| Utopian Thinking | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Radical Politics
- Capitalism & Markets
- Utopian Thinking
- Authors
- Nick Srnicek, Alex Williams
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Published
- October 25, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Postcapitalist society · Rebuilding left-wing politics · Technology and freedom from work
- Reading lane
- Radical Politics