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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Whyte, David (1968-....)
Titre(s) : Ecocide [Texte imprimé] : kill the corporation before it kills us / David Whyte
Publication : Manchester : Manchester University press, 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xvi-220 p.) ; 20 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"We have reached the point of no return. The existential threat of climate change
is now a reality. The world has never been more vulnerable. Yet corporations are already
planning a life beyond this point. The business models of fossil fuel giants factor
in continued profitability in a scenario of a five-degree increase in global temperature.
An increase that will kill millions, if not billions. This is the shocking reality
laid bare in a new, hard-hitting book by David Whyte. Ecocide makes clear the problem
won't be solved by tinkering around the edges, instead it maps out a plan to end the
corporation's death-watch over us. This book will reveal how the corporation has risen
to this position of near impunity, but also what we need to do to fix it." ; Private,
profit making organisations, known as corporations, are threatening to hasten the
end of the human species. If this seems like a rather dramatic or exaggerated statement,
then this book explains why we have to regard the corporation as the most pressing
threat to the future of the planet. In short, we need to take the corporation seriously.
The book argues that this means being able to see the corporation for what it is:
an illusionary artificial 'person' that real people hide behind. The book uncovers
the dual function of the corporation: to protect the interests of a narrow class of
elites, and at the same time to mask the processes by which they make money. It further
shows the mechanisms it uses to achieve this dual function are now out of control
and cannot be controlled. The book develops a new theoretical framework, drawing on
a Marxist perspective updated for the 21st century, to illuminate a large number of
shocking corporate crimes, and acts of extreme violence that are woven together to
build an irresistible conclusion: we have to kill the corporation before it kills
us -- Provided by publisher
Sujet(s) : Entreprises -- Aspect environnemental
Environnement -- Protection
Indice(s) Dewey :
363.7 (23e éd.) = Problèmes environnementaux
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1526146983 (erroné). - ISBN 9781526146984. - ISBN 9781526146977 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46825953c
Notice n° :
FRBNF46825953
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Table des matières : Preface: from COVID-capitalism to survival of the species -- ; Acknowledgements --.
Introduction: corporate ecocide -- ; What is the corporation? -- ; From colonialism
to ecocide: capital's insatiable need to destroy -- ; Regulation at the end-point
of the world -- ; Conclusion: kill the corporation before it kills us
