We Can Do Better
eBook - ePub

We Can Do Better

Ideas for Changing Society

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eBook - ePub

We Can Do Better

Ideas for Changing Society

About this book

The view that capitalism is an inherently flawed, exploitative, crisis-prone, oppressive system is not new. But neoliberal capitalism's flaws are increasingly dangerous in Western countries and globally as corporations exert growing influence on governments, as the endless pursuit of profits pushes our climate to the breaking point and as far-right politics dominate the media. Solutions are needed. Fast.

In We Can Do Better, David Camfield lays out a theoretical basis for political and social change that fuses critical Marxism with insights from anti-racist queer feminism. This reconstructed historical materialism treats capitalism and class as inextricably interwoven with gender, race and sexuality. After discussing today's most influential social theories, Camfield uses this theory to analyze a range of issues that face our world today, including climate change, growing social insecurity and the persistence of sexism and racism. Camfield argues that the key to achieving change for the better is social struggle, and he offers ideas about moving from social theory to social action.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Epigraph
  7. We Can Do Better
  8. About This Book
  9. PART ONE
  10. Chapter 1
  11. Chapter 2
  12. Chapter 3
  13. PART TWO
  14. Chapter 4
  15. Chapter 5
  16. Chapter 6
  17. Chapter 7
  18. PART THREE
  19. Chapter 8
  20. Chapter 9
  21. Chapter 10
  22. Chapter 11
  23. Chapter 12
  24. Chapter 13
  25. PART FOUR
  26. Chapter 14
  27. Chapter 15
  28. Chapter 16
  29. Notes
  30. Suggestions for Further Reading
  31. Glossary
  32. References
  33. Acknowledgements
  34. Index