The Anti-Capitalism Reader: Anti-Market Politics in Theory and Practice, Past, Present and Future edited by Joel Schalit
Nonfiction/Paperback 325 pages $16.95 ISBN 1-888451-33-5 Forthcoming September 2002
The collapse of Enron and WorldCom and the increasing evidence of corruption at the highest levels of corporate life has opened the door to a remarkable whirlwind of dialogue about the prevailing economic ideology of the post-Cold War era. While traditionally the province of the left, concerns about the legitimacy of market-driven societies are now being voiced by centrists and conservatives, who fear that their livelihoods and their investments are suddenly at the mercy of forces spinning out of control.
Enter The Anti-Capitalism Reader, a refreshingly non-doctrinaire anthology of writings and interviews covering much of the intellectual geography of the new anti-market left that has become increasingly visible since anti-capitalist protests rocked the World Trade Organization's 1999 meeting in Seattle.
Featuring essays by Doug Henwood, Naomi Klein, Ali Abunimah, Annalee Newitz, Paul Thomas, Ultra red, and the Bad Subjects collective -- and interviews with Slavoj Zizek, Toni Negri, Thomas Frank, and Wendy Brown -- The Anti-Capitalism Reader moves from culture to politics, gender, and alternative economic systems. Each contributor presents acessible, hard-hitting (and sometimes humorous) critical insights that make this volume an ideal partner in contemporary discourse about globalization, war, and economic decline.
Editor Joel Schalit is the author of Jerusalem Calling and editor of both Punk Planet magazine and webzine Bad Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life. He is a regular contributor to the SF Bay Guardian.
Critical praise for Joel Schalit's Jerusalem Calling (Akashic Books, 2002): "This remarkable collection of essays by an astute young writer covers a wide range of topics -- the political ethic of punk, the nature of secular Jewish identity, the dangerous place, according to Schalit, that politicized Christianity plays in the U.S., and the legacy of the Cold War in the ability to imagine freedom. Schalit almost always hits his mark . . . This is the debut of a new and original thinker." --Publishers Weekly "Schalits genuine, urgent concern knocks down doors . . ." --Salon "Schalit has risen to the forefront of a new leftist culture that's postmodern and ultra-aware but still believes in the power of activism." --SF Weekly "Schalits anti-capitalist, Jewish, post-punk perspectives on the Middle East, the relevance of rock music, and the true impact of religion in America pack a powerful punch, yet resonate with fellow feeling." --Booklist