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035 $a(OCoLC)on1262119646
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020 $a1629639389$q(pbk.)
020 $a9781629639383$q(pbk.)
020 $z9781629639536 (ePub ebook)
035 $a(OCoLC)1262119646
050 14 $aHB501$b.R62 2022
082 04 $a330.122$223
100 1 $aRobinson, William I.,$eauthor.
245 10 $aGlobal civil war :$bcapitalism post-pandemic /$cWilliam I. Robinson.
264 1 $aOakland, CA :$bPM Press,$c[2022]
264 4 $c©2022
300 $axii, 186 pages, 10 unnumbered pages :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aKairos
520 $a"An original and cutting-edge exposé of the radical transformation of global capitalism now underway, driven by new digital technologies and turbo-charged by the pandemic. Critically-acclaimed scholar and activist William I. Robinson provides shocking data and analysis on the concentration of power and control in the hands of corporate conglomerates, tech giants, mega-banks, and the military-industrial complex. The book documents the extent of unprecedented global inequalities as the mass of humanity faces violent dispossession and uncertain survival. Enabled by digital applications, the ruling groups, unless they are pushed to change course by mass pressure from below, will turn to ratcheting up the global police state to contain the global revolt. If the book issues a dire warning against the emergence of a dystopic digitalized dictatorship it also finds great hope and inspiration in the burgeoning social movements of the poor and the dispossessed as humanity descends into global civil war. While deeply analytical and theoretically sophisticated, the study is written in such a style that it is eminently accessible to a wider public beyond the academy. While the work will satisfy scholars, it is destined to become a companion text to those struggling on the frontlines for global social justice and a more hopeful future."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aCapitalism.
650 0 $aCOVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-$xEconomic aspects.
650 0 $aCOVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-$xSocial aspects.
650 7 $aCapitalism.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00846425
647 7 $aCOVID-19 Pandemic$d(2020-)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst02024716
648 7 $aSince 2020$2fast
710 2 $aPM Press (Firm),$epublisher.
776 08 $iebook version :$z9781629639536
830 0 $aKairos (PM Press (Firm))
852 0 $bbar$hHB501$i.R62 2022