Utopia or Bust
Click to look inside
Summary
The feel-good place to buy books
Utopia or Bust by Benjamin Kunkel
After the financial crash and the Great Recession, the media rediscovered Karl Marx, socialist theory, and the very idea that capitalism can be questioned.
"Benjamin Kunkel has pursued a lonely and taxing crash course in Marxist thought, the results of which, set forth here, are nimble, clear, and braveHe dedicates the book to anyone who can use it, which I'll take a step further: it's for anyone who cares about historical necessity, the crisis of capitalism, and our fate." - Rachel Kushner, author of "The Flamethrowers" "Playful and unfailingly lucid...the book is one of the most enjoyable pieces of Marxist criticism in many years." - "The Nation" "It's wonderful to see Benjamin Kunkel turn his considerable talents from the business of novelwriting to these political essays--models of the genre, with plenty to offer to both newcomers to and veterans of radical thought." - Doug Henwood, "Left Business Observer" "From Boris Groys to Slavoj Zizek, Kunkel translates tricky questions of economics, culture, and politics into easy-to-understand prose that distil the problems not only with American capitalism, but capitalism in general" - "Publishers Weekly" "Benjamin Kunkel, aside from having mastered the voice of bemused neuroticism in Indecision, has one of the most interesting minds around." - "The Millions" "Those looking for alternatives, explanations, and a critical map of where Leftist thought stands in our current neoliberal age will find Utopia or Bust a must-read." - Mike Konczal, finance commentator and Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute
Benjamin Kunkel is the bestselling author of Indecision and a co-founder of n+1. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781781683279 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781683271 |
| Title | Utopia or Bust |
| Author | Benjamin Kunkel |
| Series | Jacobin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2014-03-11 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |