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The #1 bestselling economist opens our eyes to the new power that is reshaping our lives and the world No one noticed when capitalism was ... replaced. Perhaps we were too distracted by the pandemic, or the endless financial crises, or the rise of TikTok. But under cover of them all, a new and more exploitative system has been taking hold. Insane sums of money that were supposed to re-float our economies went to big tech instead. Having privatised the internet, big tech has been able to replace capitalism's twin pillars - markets and profit - with its platforms and rents. With every click and scroll, we labour like serfs to increase its power. Welcome to technofeudalism- the new power that is reshaping our lives and the world, and the greatest current threat to social democracy. Drawing on stories from Greek Myth and pop culture, from Homer to Mad Men, world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis explains this revolutionary transformation- how it enslaves our minds, how it rewrites the rules of global power and ultimately what it will take overthrow it.

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Author:   Yanis Varoufakis
Publisher:   Vintage Publishing
Imprint:   The Bodley Head Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9781847927286

ISBN 10:   1847927289
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   28 September 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In stock  
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A book for anybody who wants to understand the mess we're in - and since we're all in this mess, that makes it a book for everybody -- Slavoj Zizek With superb storytelling, Varoufakis shows how capitalism has eaten itself alive, mutating into an entirely different and more dangerous beast, and calls on us to free ourselves from digital serfdom -- Brett Scott, author of Cloudmoney Provocative and accessible, this is sure to be a key touchstone in debates about the future of the global economy -- Nick Srnicek, co-author of Inventing the Future Compulsive and necessary reading for all who want to see a better world -- Ken Loach PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR'S PREVIOUS BOOKS -- 'One of the greatest political memoirs of all time * Guardian on Adults in the Room *

Technofeudalism is a book for everybody who wants to understand this mess we are in - and since we are all in this mess, it is simply a book for everybody * Slavoj Zizek * An incisive critique of the current dominant economic model, 'technofeudalism' * Guardian Best Forthcoming Books of 2023 *

An incisive critique of the current dominant economic model, 'technofeudalism', written in the form of a letter from Greece's ex-minister of finance to his late father * Guardian Best Forthcoming Books of 2023 *

An incisive critique of the current dominant economic model, 'technofeudalism' * Guardian Best Forthcoming Books of 2023 *

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Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, political leader and the author of numerous bestselling books- Talking to My Daughter- A Brief History of Capitalism; Adults in the Room, a memoir of his time as finance minister of Greece; an economic history of Europe, And The Weak Suffer What They Must?; and Another Now- Dispatches from An Alternative Present. Born in Athens in 1961, he was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered politics. He is co-founder of the international grassroots movement DiEM25 and a Professor of Economics at the University of Athens.

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