A guide to capitalism, nature, and the future of the planet Patel, Raj 1972- creator Moore, Jason W. 1971- text bibliography cau 2017 monographic eng

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312 p. ; 22 cm. "Nature, money, work, care, food, energy, and lives: these are the seven things that have made our world and will shape its future. In making these things cheap, modern commerce has transformed, governed, and devastated Earth. In A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things, Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore present a new approach to analyzing today's planetary emergencies. Bringing the latest ecological research together with histories of colonialism, indigenous struggles, slave revolts, and other rebellions and uprisings, Patel and Moore demonstrate that throughout history, crises have always prompted fresh strategies to make the world cheap and safe for capitalism. At a time of crisis in all seven cheap things, innovative and systemic thinking is urgently required. This book proposes a radical new way of understanding--and reclaiming--the planet in the turbulent twenty-first century"--Provided by publisher. Introduction -- Cheap nature -- Cheap money -- Cheap work -- Cheap care -- Cheap food -- Cheap energy -- Cheap lives -- Conclusion. Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore. Includes bibliographical references and index. Human ecology Economic aspects Ecología humana Aspectos económicos Capitalism Capitalismo GF 41 P295h 2017 303.44 Patel, Raj, author. University of California Press : Oakland, California, [2017] (DLC) 2017020122 9780520293137 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520293134 (cloth : alk. paper) 2017013737 CU-S/DLC 170323 20230411090746.0 19580957 eng