{"product_id":"9781399612999","title":"Slow Down : How Degrowth Communism Can Save the Earth","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Saito, Kohei \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSocial \u0026amp; political philosophy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 January 2025 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 23 | 256g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2024'ACCESSIBLE AND CONVINCING' - SALLY ROONEYCapitalism by its very nature puts us at odds with the environment. Therefore, argues award-winning Japanese philosopher Kohei Saito, the future must belong to a new form of communism, the only fair and humane existence the limits of nature can support.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a revelatory new reading of Karl Marx's enigmatic final writings, Saito shows us how nothing but a transformation of our economic life can save us from climate collapse. There is no alternative: the endless acceleration of capital has run out of road. If we can't slow down, we will crash.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46323618152707,"sku":"9781399612999","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781399612999.jpg?v=1741604322","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781399612999","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}