{"product_id":"bodies-for-profit-and-power-9781476679365","title":"Bodies for Profit and Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Early dystopian science fiction like George Orwell''s \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e or Thea von Harbou''s \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e show us bleak worlds where capitalism has no boundaries and has corrupted sovereign powers, exploiting the lower classes and benefiting only a few at the top. Political laws and policies related to human life--or the biopolitical--devalue that life, making humanity little more than expendable machines producing for capitalism, and capitalism''s focus on progress has made it a central concern in much of science fiction. Covering science fiction from the early 1900s to present, this book examines the portrayal of dystopian capitalism and the biopolitical in works like \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eR.U.R.\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSovereignty and Capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorruptive Capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClass and Exploitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Neoliberalism to Totalitarianism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTools of the Trade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoda: Of Gods and Monsters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040466764119,"sku":"9781476679365","price":42.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476679365.jpg?v=1750946847","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bodies-for-profit-and-power-9781476679365","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}