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OverviewPeter Frase argues that increasing automation and a growing scarcity of resources, thanks to climate change, will bring it all tumbling down. In Four Futures, Frase imagines how this post-capitalist world might look, deploying the tools of both social science and speculative fiction to explore what communism, rentism, socialism, and exterminism might actually entail. Could the current rise of real-life robocops usher in a world that resembles Ender's Game? And sure, communism will bring an end to material scarcities and inequalities of wealth--but there's no guarantee that social hierarchies, governed by an economy of likes, wouldn't rise to take their place. A whirlwind tour through science fiction, social theory, and the new technologies already shaping our lives, Four Futures is a balance sheet of the socialisms we may reach if a resurgent Left is successful, and the barbarisms we may be consigned to if those movements fail. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bob Souer , Peter FrasePublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio ISBN: 9781665263238ISBN 10: 1665263237 Publication Date: 30 May 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsFrase injects a sorely needed dose of reality to the conversation, and the result is invigorating . . . I lost sleep over it.-- Guardian Author InformationBob Souer is a full-time professional storyteller, voice actor, and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has narrated broadcast and nonbroadcast projects for corporations and ministries across North America. His voice has been heard on PBS, the History Channel, the Military Channel, and many other networks. He has also narrated radio and television programs for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, D. James Kennedy Ministries, SIM, and Compassion International. Peter Frase is an editor at Jacobin magazine where he's also a regular contributer and he posts shorter notes on his thoughts to his blog. He's also a lapsed academic sociologist. Frase has experience providing assistance with quantitative data analysis to academic and advocacy clients, on both an hourly and a project basis. He has a book out, in conjunction with Jacobin magazine, Four Futures. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |