The Insatiable Machine
How Capitalism Conquered the World
$45.93
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
7 June 2026
Summary
Today, a vast majority of us live under the economic system called capitalism—it touches almost every aspect of our lives, and most people alive have never known another. Yet, a cursory look at the world around us reveals that things can’t stay this way forever: an economy built on infinite amassing and consumption of resources is at odds with a finite planet. How did this happen? As the economic historian Trevor Jackson argues in this powerful book, It wasn’t always capitalism, it didn’t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324106876 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1324106875 |
| Author: | Trevor Jackson |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 7 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 580g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 163mm x 239mm |
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Critics Review
“Compact and vivid… Jackson has written a smoothly readable account [of capitalism] while sacrificing none of its complexity.” – Jennifer Szalai - The New York Times Book Review
Trevor Jackson
Trevor Jackson is an economic historian at University of California, Berkeley, who also writes for The New York Review of Books, The Nation, Dissent, and The Baffler. He is the author of a monograph, Impunity and Capitalism. He lives in Berkeley, California.
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