In Catastrophic Times : Resisting the Coming Barbarism
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Title
In Catastrophic Times : Resisting the Coming Barbarism
Subject
Climate Crisis
Capitalism
Resistance
Barbarism
Science and Technology Studies
Description
There has been an epochal shift: the possibility of a global climate crisis is now upon us. Pollution, the poison of pesticides, the exhaustion of natural resources, falling water tables, growing social inequalities – these are all problems that can no longer be treated separately. The effects of global warming have a cumulative impact, and it is not a matter of a crisis that will “pass” before everything goes back to “normal.”
Our governments are totally incapable of dealing with the situation. Economic warfare obliges them to stick to the goal of irresponsible, even criminal, economic growth, whatever the cost. It is no surprise that people were so struck by the catastrophe in New Orleans. The response of the authorities – to abandon the poor whilst the rich were able to take shelter – is a symbol of the coming barbarism.
Our governments are totally incapable of dealing with the situation. Economic warfare obliges them to stick to the goal of irresponsible, even criminal, economic growth, whatever the cost. It is no surprise that people were so struck by the catastrophe in New Orleans. The response of the authorities – to abandon the poor whilst the rich were able to take shelter – is a symbol of the coming barbarism.
Creator
Stengers, Isabelle
Publisher
Open Humanities Press / meson press
Date
2015
Rights
CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0
Format
Print
PDF
Language
english
Type
Book
Identifier
ISBN Print: 978-1-78542-009-2
ISBN PDF: 978-1-78542-010-8
Book
Title
In Catastrophic Times
Subtitle
Resisting the Coming Barbarism
Publisher
Open Humanities Press / meson press
Year Published
2015
Blurb
There has been an epochal shift: the possibility of a global climate crisis is now upon us. Pollution, the poison of pesticides, the exhaustion of natural resources, falling water tables, growing social inequalities – these are all problems that can no longer be treated separately. The effects of global warming have a cumulative impact, and it is not a matter of a crisis that will “pass” before everything goes back to “normal.”
Our governments are totally incapable of dealing with the situation. Economic warfare obliges them to stick to the goal of irresponsible, even criminal, economic growth, whatever the cost. It is no surprise that people were so struck by the catastrophe in New Orleans. The response of the authorities – to abandon the poor whilst the rich were able to take shelter – is a symbol of the coming barbarism.
Our governments are totally incapable of dealing with the situation. Economic warfare obliges them to stick to the goal of irresponsible, even criminal, economic growth, whatever the cost. It is no surprise that people were so struck by the catastrophe in New Orleans. The response of the authorities – to abandon the poor whilst the rich were able to take shelter – is a symbol of the coming barbarism.
Keywords
Climate Crisis
Capitalism
Resistance
Barbarism
Science and Technology Studies
ISBN Print
978-1-78542-009-2
ISBN PDF
978-1-78542-010-8
Rights
CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0
Language
english
Type
Book
Format
Print
PDF
Files
Citation
Stengers, Isabelle, “In Catastrophic Times : Resisting the Coming Barbarism,” meson press repository, accessed July 27, 2024, http://omeka.meson.press/items/show/15.