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Pure Excess

- Capitalism and the Commodity
Af: Todd McGowan Engelsk Hardback

Pure Excess

- Capitalism and the Commodity
Af: Todd McGowan Engelsk Hardback
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Todd McGowan forges a new theory of capitalism as a system based on the production of more than what we need: pure excess. He argues that the promise of more—more wealth, more enjoyment, more opportunity, without requiring any sacrifice—is the essence of capitalism. Previous socioeconomic systems set up some form of the social good as their focus. Capitalism, however, represents a revolutionary turn away from the good and the useful toward excessive growth, which now threatens the habitability of the planet.

Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, McGowan shows how the production of commodities explains the role of excess in the workings of capitalism. Capitalism and the commodity ensnare us with the image of the constant fulfillment of our desires—the seductive but unattainable promise of satisfying a longing that has no end. To challenge this system, McGowan turns to art, arguing that it can expose the psychological mechanisms that perpetuate capitalist society and reveal the need for limits. Featuring lively writing and engaging examples from film, literature, and popular culture, Pure Excess uncovers the hidden logic of capitalism—and helps us envision a noncapitalist life in a noncapitalist society.
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Todd McGowan forges a new theory of capitalism as a system based on the production of more than what we need: pure excess. He argues that the promise of more—more wealth, more enjoyment, more opportunity, without requiring any sacrifice—is the essence of capitalism. Previous socioeconomic systems set up some form of the social good as their focus. Capitalism, however, represents a revolutionary turn away from the good and the useful toward excessive growth, which now threatens the habitability of the planet.

Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, McGowan shows how the production of commodities explains the role of excess in the workings of capitalism. Capitalism and the commodity ensnare us with the image of the constant fulfillment of our desires—the seductive but unattainable promise of satisfying a longing that has no end. To challenge this system, McGowan turns to art, arguing that it can expose the psychological mechanisms that perpetuate capitalist society and reveal the need for limits. Featuring lively writing and engaging examples from film, literature, and popular culture, Pure Excess uncovers the hidden logic of capitalism—and helps us envision a noncapitalist life in a noncapitalist society.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9780231217583
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0231217587
Kategori: Politiske ideologier
Udg. Dato: 31 dec 2024
Længde: 0mm
Bredde: 140mm
Højde: 216mm
Forlag: Columbia University Press
Oplagsdato: 31 dec 2024
Forfatter(e): Todd McGowan
Forfatter(e) Todd McGowan

Kategori Politiske ideologier

ISBN-13 9780231217583

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 0mm

Bredde 140mm

Højde 216mm

Udg. Dato 31 dec 2024

Oplagsdato 31 dec 2024

Forlag Columbia University Press

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