Rate this book

Kapitalistischer Realismus Ohne Alternative? (2013)

by Mark Fisher(Favorite Author)
4.03 of 5 Votes: 2
ISBN
3899654218 (ISBN13: 9783899654219)
languge
English
genre
publisher
VSA-Verlag
review 1: I could've done without the "the wired society is killing us, get off my lawn" vibe of the chapter on young people and depression -- fisher basically needs to not talk about hip-hop ever, my god, that was cringeworthy. but overall it was good: succinct, super readable, thought-provoking, helpful in organising my thought around a lot of other stuff, and convincing w/r/t its key thesis (though I retain significant reservations about the specifics of fisher's revolutionary program). thanks, max!
review 2: I read this one in spurts and didn't get a good idea of how the book reads as a whole. But I liked each portion I read, and am definitely interested in going back through it again. Fisher presents a lot of examples that, while unfamiliar because I'm not familia
... morer with a lot of Britain's bureaucracy, support his points well enough. His central thesis is that there is probably an alternative to contemporary neoliberal capitalism, but that our ability to consider an alternative is curtailed by the history-muddying effects of neoliberalism. less
Reviews (see all)
Tess
Interesting ideas, but I was hoping for possibly some more concrete suggestions for an alternative.
qp14
A thought provoking essay regarding where we stand at the end of history.
Carly
Clear, concise and insightful.
SaraB
mental
Write review
Review will shown on site after approval.
(Review will shown on site after approval)