With the concept of the Imperial Mode of Living, Brand and Wissen
highlight the fact that capitalism implies uneven development as
well as a constant and accelerating universalisation of a Western
mode of production and living. The logic of liberal markets since
the 19thCentury, and especially since World War II, has been
inscribed into everyday practices that are usually unconsciously
reproduced. The authors show that they are a main driver of the
ecological crisis and economic and political instability. The
Imperial Mode of Living implies that people's everyday practices,
including individual and societal orientations, as well as
identities, rely heavily on the unlimited appropriation of
resources; a disproportionate claim on global and local ecosystems
and sinks; and cheap labour from elsewhere. This availability of
commodities is largely organised through the world market, backed
by military force and/or the asymmetric relations of forces as they
have been inscribed in international institutions. Moreover, the
Imperial Mode of Living implies asymmetrical social relations along
class, gender and race within the respective countries. Here too,
it is driven by the capitalist accumulation imperative,
growth-oriented state policies and status consumption. The concrete
production conditions of commodities are rendered invisible in the
places where the commodities are consumed. The imperialist world
order is normalized through the mode of production and living.
General
| Imprint: |
Verso Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
2021 |
| Authors: |
Markus Wissen
• Ulrich Brand
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78873-912-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-78873-912-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781788739122 |
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