The Age of Post-Rationality
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-10-6258-2 (ISBN)
Val Colic-Peisker is an associate professor of sociology at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Melbourne. She has previously worked as journalist, translator, radio-producer and free-lance author. She has published extensively in mainstream and academic media. Adrian P. Flitney is a quantum physicist who makes his living as a share trader. This gives him considerable insight into the vicissitudes of both the universe and global financial markets. He has published widely in the field of quantum games.
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. A rational society.- Chapter 3. The tyranny of competition.- Chapter 4. Hyper-consumption and inequality.- Chapter 5. The great gamble of global finance vs. the real economy.- Chapter 6. Economic rationality vs. the Earth.- Chapter 7. The promise and threat of the Internet age.- Chapter 8. Conclusion: Into a bright post-capitalist future?.
Erscheinungsdatum | 26.11.2017 |
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Zusatzinfo | 17 Illustrations, color; XIV, 253 p. 17 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Singapore |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
Schlagworte | Anthropogenic Climate Change • capitalism and the natural environment • civic engagement • Economic rationality • energy crisis • Fake News • geographies of media • Global financial system • International Studies • neoliberlism • Political Economy • Political Philosophy • Political Science • subordination of the natural environment • Technology and society • Time and money |
ISBN-10 | 981-10-6258-7 / 9811062587 |
ISBN-13 | 978-981-10-6258-2 / 9789811062582 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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