{"product_id":"slow-down-9781399612982","title":"Slow Down","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill green capitalism save the planet? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs it even trying?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot when the very logic of the capitalist system pits it against Earth''s life-support systems, as the Japanese philosopher Kohei Saito demonstrates in this astonishing international bestseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on cutting-edge research across multiple disciplines, Saito shows how nothing but a transformation of our economic life can save us from climate collapse. Karl Marx himself reached this breakthrough at the\u003cbr\u003eend of his life, long before climate change had even begun. It radically altered his vision of proletarian revolution. Now that we are entering our own end-game, we must grasp Marx''s final lesson before it is too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf we are to avoid the most terrible political prospects of of climate change, the future must belong to degrowth communism, a fair and humane existence within the limits of nature. There is no alternative: the endless\u003cbr\u003eacceleration of capital has run out of road. We mu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSLOW DOWN has an almost magic ability to formulate complex thoughts in clear language, as well as to combine strict conceptual thinking with passionate personal engagement. What this means is that Saito's book is not just for anyone interested in ecology or in the problems of today's global capitalism, it is simply indispensable for those of us who want to SURVIVE  in short, to all of us -- Slavoj Žižek, author * The Sublime Object of Ideology *\u003cbr\u003eKohei Saito is one of the most important scholars in the world. In\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSLOW DOWN, he delivers a Karl Marx for the climate crisis and a vision of communism for the 21st century. No work could be more vital today -- Malcolm Harris, author * Palo Alto *\u003cbr\u003eSaito unites Marxism with ecology and lights a path out of our present crisis. A powerful book from one of the most compelling young thinkers of our time -- Jason Hickel, author * Less Is More *\u003cbr\u003eThis necessary and energizing 21st Century manifesto is a truth mirror inviting us to see ourselves and our place in the metastatic growth engine that is our current economic system. Saito is a well-read soothsayer -- one who loves this world, who has done his homework, and who is eager to share a viable way forward -- John Vaillant, author * Fire Weather *\u003cbr\u003eA masterpiece -- Ryuichi Sakamoto, composer and music pioneer\u003cbr\u003eSaito's clarity of thought, plethora of evidence, and conversational, gentle, yet urgent tone-even when describing the most alarming aspects of the climate crisis-are sure to win over open-minded readers who understand the dire nature of our global situation and that 'green capitalism is a myth.' A cogently structured anti-capitalist approach to the climate crisis * Kirkus (starred review) *\u003cbr\u003eIn a stagnant world where it is difficult to formulate visions for the future, the liberation of imagination offered by \u003ci\u003eCapital in the Anthropocene . . . \u003c\/i\u003eis a much-needed antidote * Asia Book Awards 2021 *\u003cbr\u003eSaito has tapped into what he describes as a growing disillusionment in Japan with capitalism's ability to solve the problems people see around them, whether caring for the country's growing older population, stemming rising inequality or mitigating climate change . . . His vision for the future is one in which people - less consumed by their endless pursuit of growth for growth's sake - have the leisure time to spend a workday pursuing new interests * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eA glimmer of hope shining through otherwise dark times . . . Saito challenges us not to just think in terms of numbers, but for a new way of life in a different civilisation . . . SLOW DOWN is a major contribution to the fields of degrowth, Marxist ecology, and ecosocialism -- Andrew Ahern * Resilience *\u003cbr\u003eMarxist philosopher Kohei Saito calls us to reject the logic of economic growth and embrace a different kind of plenty . . . The key insight, or provocation, of \u003ci\u003eSlow Down\u003c\/i\u003e is to give the lie to we-can-have-it-all green capitalism . . . In place of a command economy, Saito puts forth a model based on local experimentation -- E. 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