The Entropy Of Capitalism: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 39

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Drawing on his experience in international systems and low-input agriculture, political ecologist Robert Biel explores the interactions of social and physical systems. In the process he reveals the early twenty-first century as a period when capitalism starts parasitising on the chaos it creates, most notably in the link between the two sides of imperialism: militarism (the 'war on terror') and speculative finance capital.

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"There is now a constant flow, if not a flood, of books on the various overlapping crises of the present climate change and ecological destruction, the economic crisis, peak oil etc.. In The Entropy of Capitalism, however, Robert Biel has produced an analysis, synthesizing all of these developments, that certainly deserves a place on your bookshelf. It is a fascinating and insightful book, about which there is too much to say, every page warranting copious marginalia and underlining. David Tyfield, Journal of Critical Realism Overall, The Entropy of Capitalism constitutes an important contribution to the debate on the (un)sustainability of capitalism, and offers an interesting complement to similar theories, like Gunther Teubners idea of systemic addiction. The book is very thoroughly researched, and made even more interesting by the authors own involvement in transition initiatives (like Transition Town Brixton) and the urban agriculture movement. Luigi Russi, The Commons Sense
"There is now a constant flow, if not a flood, of books on the various overlapping crises of the present climate change and ecological destruction, the economic crisis, peak oil etc.. In The Entropy of Capitalism, however, Robert Biel has produced an analysis, synthesizing all of these developments, that certainly deserves a place on your bookshelf. It is a fascinating and insightful book, about which there is too much to say, every page warranting copious marginalia and underlining. David Tyfield, Journal of Critical Realism Overall, The Entropy of Capitalism constitutes an important contribution to the debate on the (un)sustainability of capitalism, and offers an interesting complement to similar theories, like Gunther Teubners idea of systemic addiction. The book is very thoroughly researched, and made even more interesting by the authors own involvement in transition initiatives (like Transition Town Brixton) and the urban agriculture movement. Luigi Russi, The Commons Sense

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Robert Biel M.PhD (1991) International Relations, London School of Economics, teaches political ecology at University College London and publishes extensively, including The New Imperialism (Zed Books, 2000). He researches systems theory and conducts a wide-ranging practical programme on urban agriculture