Why do we accept pollution in the name of progress? Why has the
pursuit of modernity permitted increasing exposure to environmental
catastrophe. In Happy Apocalypse, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz - co-author
of the highly successful The Shock of the Anthropocene - shows how
debates on risk and profit in the Industrial Revolution set the
foundations of our own precarious times. This book plunges us into
the controversies and struggles around vaccines and factories,
railways and urban infrastructure, steam engines and chemical
industries. Presenting the dangers of progress as everyday hazards
to be tolerated. For instance, the 'polluter pays principle' is
often seen as a 1970s invention aimed at curbing pollution. In
fact, it was established in the early 19th century under the
pressure of industrial capitalists themselves and it replaced a far
more stringent way of regulating pollution based on police.
Furthermore Fressoz argues that the determination of risk
management has been used to suppress protests and alternative
models of economic advancement.
General
| Imprint: |
Verso Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
June 2024 |
| Authors: |
Jean-Baptiste Fressoz
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| Translators: |
David Broder
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 153mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-83976-550-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-83976-550-X |
| Barcode: |
9781839765506 |
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