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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryThe Accumulation of Capital  Luxemburg, Rosa Book 1913 Rosa Luxemburg's analysis of the inherent contradictions of capitalist accumulation. Advertising overload: New Internationalist September 2006 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2006 A look at big brand mass advertising and the effects on how people think and feel. Canada After Harper: His Ideology-fuelled Attack on Canadian Society and Values, and How We Can Resist and Create the Country We Want Finn, Ed (editor) Book 2015 Essays documenting the breadth and depth of the Harper government's attack on institutions, policies, and programs that embody values and principles shared by most Canadians: education, health care, w... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 1, Number 6 - March 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Das Capital, Volume 1: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production Marx, Karl Book 1867 Marx's great work sets out to grasp and portray the totality of the capitalist mode of production, and the bourgeois society that emerges from it. He describes and connects all its economic features, ... Communitas: Means of Livelihood and Ways of Life Goodman, Paul & Percival Book 1947 Visions of urban life. The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume I: Economic Writings 1 Luxemburg, Rosa (Edited by Peter Hudis Book 2013 This first volume in Rosa Luxemburg's Complete Works, entitled Economic Writings 1, contains some of Luxemburg's most important statements on the globalization of capital, wage labour, imperialism, an... The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume II: Economic Writings 2 Luxemburg, Rosa (Edited by Peter Hudis and Paul Le Blanc) Book 2015 This volume contains a new English translation of Luxemburg’s most important book, The Accumulation of Capital (1913) as well as her response to its critics. Taken together, they constitute one of the... Connexions: Volume 5, Number 5 - January 1981 - Militarism/Militarisme Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Consumer Hell Monbiot, George Article 2010 The problem with gross domestic product is that there are no deductions involved: all economic activity is accounted as if it were of positive value. Social harm is added to, not subtracted from, soci... The Design of Everyday Things Norman, Donald A. Book 1988 A book about the problems of design and how good design can overcome the frustrations of everyday things. Ethical Shopping: A Magic Bullet to Save the World?: New Internationalist November 2006 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2006 A look at shopping ethically and its limitations. Discussion of why consumerism is contributing to a negative impact on the planet. Everyday Life in the Modern World Lefebvre, Henri Book 1968 Everyday life is non-philosophical in relation to philosophy and represents reality in relation to ideality. The Faltering Economy: The Problem of Accumulation Under Monopoly Capitalism Foster, John Bellamy; Szlajfer, Henryk Book 1984 The essays in this volume are part of a radical attempt to grapple with the problems of advanced capitalist development without discarding the real theoretical breakthroughs made by Keynes. Global Thoughts, Local Actions McConkey, David Book 1984 A wealth of information for those seeking ways to link global problems to everyday life. Green Business: Hope or Hoax?: Toward an Authentic Strategy for Restoring the Earth Plant, Christopher, Plant, Judith Book 1991 Is green business a viable strategy or a contradiction in terms? How Things Don't Work Papanek, Victor and Hennessey, James Book 1977 Pananek and Hennessey focus on appliances, tooks, and devices that are at the nub of modern living. They show how some of our most cherished possessions, ranging from simple household fixtures to soph... Life, Money & Illusion: Living on Earth as if We Want to Stay Nickerson, Michael Book 2006 The failure to reduce green house gas emissions, the success of efforts to curb ozone depletion, causes related to prosperity and social justice are just some the topics covered. By using the example ... Life without Limits: The Delusions of Technological Fundamentalism Jensen, Robert Article 2018 In a routinely delusional world, what is the most dangerous delusion? This delusion is not limited to one country, one group, or one political party, but rather is the unstated assumption of everyday ... Marx, Freud, and the Critique of Everyday Life: Toward a Permanent Revolution Brown, Bruce Book 1974 The theory and practice of revolutionary social transformation, Brown argues, must encompass the subjective, psychological dimensions of the revolutionary process. Marx's Concept of the Alternative to Capitalism Hudis, Peter Book 2013 In contrast to the traditional view that Marx's work is restricted to a critique of capitalism – and that he consciously avoided any detailed conception of its alternative – this work shows that Marx ... Monopoly Capital: An essay on American economic and social order Baran, Paul A.; Sweezy, Paul M. Book 1966 An analysis of American capitalism. Sex, lies and global survival: New Internationalist September 1992 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Is overpopulation the cause of the global ecological crisis? Rather than the overpopulation of the South, it's the overconsumption the North's much smaller population that's having the greatest impact... Population Growth, Resource Consumption, and the Environment: Seeking a Common Vision for a Troubled World Searle, Rick Book 1995 This work looks at the problem of overpoplulation and the environment. Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can't be Jammed Heath, Joseph; Potter, Adnrew Book 2004 Released in the U.S. under the title Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture, the book is a critique of the underlying theory of counterculture Heath and Potter note that the cap... Rosa Luxemburg, Women's Liberation, and Marx's Philosophy of Revolution Dunayevskaya, Raya Book 1981 Part I - Rosa Luxemburg as Theoretician, as Activist, as Internationalist. Part II - The Women's Liberation Movement as Revolutionary Force and Reason. Part III - Karl Marx: From Critic of Hegel to Au... Sharing Daily Bread Slide Show 1976 16 minute slide tape documentary defining the causes of global food shortage. The Socialist Register 1965: Volume 2: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1964 The Socialist Register 1969: Volume 6: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1969 The Socialist Register 1981: Volume 18: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Society of the Spectacle Debord, Guy Book 1967 An analysis of modern society and how it can be changed, written in the form of 221 theses. The first thesis reads: "In societies dominated by modern conditions of production, life is presented as an ... Sustainability Searching for solutions: New Internationalist November 2000 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2000 A look at the issues and facts regarding sustainability around the world. What Every Environmentalist Needs To Know about Capitalism: A Citizen's Guide to Capitalism and the Environment Magdoff, Fred; Foster, John Bellamy Book 2011 A manifesto for those environmentalists who reject schemes of “green capitalism” or piecemeal reform. Magdoff and Foster argue that efforts to reform capitalism along environmental lines or rely solel... 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