The Alibi of Capital keyword-albert-camus the conceptual primacy of political

the conceptual primacy of political discourse that rescues ethics from its poverty

The essays gathered here are intended

In a work that gives no quarter

this is a book which strives to find new links between the micro-politics of daily life and the evolving structures of capitalism

it spares nothing and nobody

The Alibi of Capital keyword-albert-camus the conceptual primacy of politicalToday, extraordinary wealth seems to arrive from nowhere. The trick of conjuring this unearned wealth is, in fact, the key to understanding capitalisms origins and a clue to why the catastrophe of climate collapse is upon us: value is created by consuming the future. The Alibi of Capital explains how this came about through the imperial expansion of the West, encumbering todays generations with repayments on earlier extractions. Timothy Mitchell