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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
- Written by: Mark Fisher
- Narrated by: Russell Brand
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 44
After 1989, capitalism has successfully presented itself as the only realistic political-economic system - a situation that the bank crisis of 2008, far from ending, actually compounded. The audiobook analyses the development and principal features of this capitalist realism as a lived ideological framework. Using examples from politics, films, fiction, work, and education, it argues that capitalist realism colours all areas of contemporary experience.
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5 out of 5 stars
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unreal
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-05-28
- Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
- Written by: Mark Fisher
- Narrated by: Russell Brand
Excellent performance, essential listening
Reviewed: 2022-01-25
This is an excellent introduction for anyone wanting to get into (contemporary) critical theory. Russel Brand's performance is one of the best that I've heard in an audiobook. He makes you feel the emptiness of capitalism and the despair that the author feels about the way society is organized around profit and neoliberal imperatives.
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Seeing Like a State
- Written by: James C. Scott
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry? Author James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. Centrally managed social plans misfire, Scott argues, when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not - and cannot - be fully understood. Further, the success of designs for social organization depends upon the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as formal, epistemic knowledge.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By unixd0od on 2022-05-12
- Seeing Like a State
- Written by: James C. Scott
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Brain explosion moment
Reviewed: 2021-12-22
So interesting! Unlike some other reviewers, I didn't find this book repetitive. It uses many different examples to make its point clear, unlike many critical academic writings. A great listen for anyone who is dissatisfied by the way we organize our cities and societies.
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