{"product_id":"capital-and-ressentiment-a-short-theory-of-the-present-paperback-softback-9781509551828","title":"Capital and Ressentiment; A Short Theory of the Present (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509551828","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCapital and Ressentiment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Short Theory of the Present\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph Vogl (Author), Neil Solomon (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509551828, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.295 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“This is an exciting exploration of the logic of information capitalism as the economics of information and finance merge and give rise to a new economization of governance and social control.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWolfgang Streeck, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“How the hell did we arrive at the dire predicament we are in? I can think of no other book that would provide such a succinct and lucid answer, taking into account the intertwining complexities of the last decades.  It’s like a perfect horror story, describing a reality surpassing any fiction, the one we happen to be living in.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMladen Dolar, University of Ljubljana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCapital and Ressentiment\u003c\/i\u003e offers a thorough and complex approach to some of the most prescient issues of our contemporary condition. It displays a remarkable command of different bodies of literature, put together in an innovative manner that manages to connect seemingly disparate phenomena.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Cultural Economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We would… highly recommend everyone interested in the contemporary transformations of the public sphere to wrestle with this valuable contribution.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOeconomia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe proliferation of social media has provided ideal conditions in which feelings of anger and frustration can be expressed and shared, forming a deep pool of ressentiment that is being drawn upon and exploited by populist and authoritarian leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his new book, Joseph Vogl shows how this dynamic is rooted in the fusing of finance capital and information in a new form of information capitalism that is reshaping the affective economy of our societies.  The capital accumulation strategies of powerful new platforms and social media are pushing people into fragmented, opposing, and conflictual communities where ressentiment is nurtured and grows.  The feelings of grievance and rejection generated by capitalism are redirected into attacks on migrants, foreigners, and others, thereby deflecting their critical potential, and bolstering the system that is their source. It is the cunning of ressentiment that provides the key to understanding why, despite the profusion of communication in our social media age, global finance and information capital can be neither understood nor attacked as a totalizing power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis brilliant analysis of the ways in which information capitalism is transforming the affective economy of our societies will be of great interest to anyone concerned with the forces that are shaping our societies today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreliminary remark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1.    Monetative Power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2.    The Information Standard: On the Episteme of the Finance Economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3.    Platforms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4.    Control Power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5.    Truth Games\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Excursus: Fable and Finance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6.    The Cunning of Ressentiment-Driven Reason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472130699544,"sku":"9781509551828","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509551828.jpg?v=1785718481","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/capital-and-ressentiment-a-short-theory-of-the-present-paperback-softback-9781509551828","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}