Capitalism & Alternatives

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
21st Century Socialism Reinventing the Project Fernwood Publishing	Bringing together a passionate group of socialists, 21st Century Socialism participates in the emerging and critical debate concerned with reinventing and rebuilding socialism.	Henry Veltmeyer	239	2011	View
An Economy of Well-Being Common-sense tools for building genuine wealth and happiness New Society Publishers	In the face of political, financial, and environmental upheaval, it’s difficult to slow down and build lives of mindfulness and joy. These things are within reach, but how can we go about …	Mark Anielski	242	2018	View
Beyond the Periphery of the Skin Rethinking, Remaking, and Reclaiming the Body in Contemporary Capitalism Between The Lines	More than ever, “the body” is today at the center of radical and institutional politics. Feminist, antiracist, trans, ecological movements–all look at the body in its manifold …	Silvia Federici	161	2020	View
Big Business and Hitler James Lorimer and Company	For big business in Germany and around the world, Hitler and his National Socialist party were a welcome political development. Business was facing the Great Depression of in the 1930s, and for …	Jacques R. Pauwels	304	2017	View
NEW! Capitalism and Dispossession Corporate Canada at Home and Abroad Fernwood Publishing	This edited collection brings together a broad range of case studies to highlight the role of Canadian corporations in producing, deepening and exacerbating conditions of dispossession both at …	David P. Thomas; Veldon Coburn	289	2022	View
NEW! Civilizing the State Reclaiming Politics for the Common Good New Society Publishers	Across the world, the liberal nation state is on its knees. Rising inequality, deep political polarization, and the pervasive power of corporations are tearing apart the social contract and …	John Restakis	226	2021	View
Free, Fair and Alive The Insurgent Power of the Commons New Society Publishers	From co-housing and agroecology to fisheries and open-source everything, people around the world are increasingly turning to ‘commoning’ to emancipate themselves from a predatory …	David Bollier	448	2019	View
From the Great Transformation to the Great Financialization On Karl Polanyi and Other Essays Fernwood Publishing	Four years into the unfolding of the most serious economic crisis since the 1930s, Karl Polanyi’s prediction of the fateful consequences of unleashing the destructive power of unregulated …	Kari Polanyi Levitt	294	2013	View
Human Development Lessons from the Cuban Revolution Fernwood Publishing	Capitalism is a system in crisis. In the context of an urgent need for an alternative system, Cuba provides valuable lessons. The Cuban Revolution’s unique features have allowed it to …	Henry Veltmeyer	135	2014	View
Humanizing the Economy Co-operatives in the Age of Capital New Society Publishers	At the close of the twentieth century, corporate capitalism extended its reach over the globe. While its defenders argue that globalization is the only way forward for modern, democratic …	John Restakis	305	2010	View
In The Business of Change How Social Entrepreneurs are Disrupting Business as Usual New Society Publishers	Our communities are facing the fallout from the demise of vital industry, bankrupt economies, bad policy or policing, and political mismanagement. People are looking for answers, and the …	Elisa Birnbaum	195	2018	View
Intrinsic Hope Living Courageously In Troubled Times New Society Publishers	Climate disruption. Growing social inequality. Pollution. We are living in an era of unprecedented crises, resulting in widespread feelings of fear, despair, and grief. Now, more than ever, …	Kate Davies	203	2018	View
NEW! Still Hopeful Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism ECW Press	“Canada’s best-known voice of dissent.” — CBC In this timely book, Barlow counters the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism that surrounds us and offers lessons of hope that …	Maude Barlow	240	2022	View
Techno-Fix Why Technology Won't Save Us or the Environment New Society Publishers	Nanotechnology! Genetic engineering! Miracle Drugs! We are promised that new technological developments will magically save us from the dire consequences of the 300-year fossil-fueled binge known …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	464	2011	View
NEW! The Fair Trade Handbook Building a Better World, Together Fernwood Publishing	Framed within the common goal of advancing trade justice and South-North solidarity, The Fair Trade Handbook presents a broad interpretation of fair trade and a wide-ranging dialogue between …	Gavin Fridell; Sean McHugh; Zack Gross	240	2021	View
The Future of Capitalism Katrina Vanden Heuvel and Yanis Varoufakis vs. Arthur Brooks and David Brooks House of Anansi Press	“We need to organise politically to defend the weak, empower the many, and prepare the ground for reversing the absurdities of capitalism.” — Yanis Varoufakis In Western …	Arthur Brooks; Katrina Vanden Heuvel; Yanis Varoufakis	142	2020	View