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Against the Crisis:Economy and Ecology in a Burning World
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CAPITALISM PRODUCES CRISES AND CRISES REPRODUCE CAPITALISM. WE NEED AN ECOSOCIALIST WAY OUT.
If crisis defines our era, we need a coherent socialist policy in response. Ståle Holgersen delves into today’s economic and ecological crises to demonstrate that they are not exceptions to an otherwise functioning system but integral to its operation. It is naive to see these upheavals as opportunities for reform or revolution. They are the bedrock of the status quo. Fortunately, the vicious circle sustaining capitalism is not founded on an iron law. Our historical mission in the face of the climate crisis is to create a historical exception to the rule. It is time for ecosocialism against crisis.
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The most clarifying dissection of ‘crisis’ as concept and reality to appear in several decades, at the least. As we lurch from one crisis to another, this will be essential reading
Sharp, panoramic, and fiercely principled, Against the Crisis is an invaluable guide to a world in which crisis is constantly proclaimed yet too rarely theorized. Ståle Holgerson deftly synthesizes and evaluates decades of Marxist debates about the nature of capitalist crises and updates them for the present age of planetary ecological breakdown, all the while offering acute insights into the stakes of crises for class struggle. Theoretically rich and politically perceptive, Against the Crisis casts a critical eye on oft-made claims—like the idea that crisis will drive capitalist collapse, or that crisis necessarily generates political opportunity—while offering suggestions for how the left might not only address the symptoms of crises but attack their underlying cause. Under capitalism, after all, crises are not the exception but the rule. Against the Crisis is a vital resource for political strategy in our volatile times.
Holgersen's book is therefore more relevant than he may have anticipated when he wrote it.
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Holgersen’s book is a powerful indictment of capitalism, a system that can never be sustainable, and an insightful argument for ecosocialism as a program for radical change. It is a precious contribution to the unity between labour and ecological movements.
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The polycrisis is deepening by the day. But what is the crisis exactly? What causes it? Holgersen's new book provides a lucid overview of crisis theories and clearly explains why we have to fight against the crisis of capitalism.
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A highly interesting and well-written book about the crisis we are currently living in.
Clarte -
The book combines theoretical development at a high level of abstraction with arguments that delve into the core of heated political debates.
Gnist -
I highly recommend the book to those who want to better understand our crisis-ridden world.
Internationalen -
A sharp analysis of economy and ecology under capitalism.
Klassekampen -
I have great respect for the research conducted by the associate professor and definitely recommend it to Marxists.
Offensiv -
Holgersen has written the book I have been waiting for a long time; a review and discussion of the Marxist theories of crisis that move far beyond the trenches of the war of position.