Remake the World: Essays, Reflections, Rebellions

Astra Taylor is an author and activist who has contributed to the national conversation on technology, inequality, indebtedness, and democracy. Her essays explore the rising popularity of socialism, automation, listening politics, rights for the natural and non-human world, the future of the university, climate catastrophe, and more. They are engaging, challenging, and urgent, and offer a radical transformation of our economy and society.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 200 pages
\n Publication date: 20 May 2021
\n Publisher: Haymarket Books
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Over the past decade, author and activist Astra Taylor has played a pivotal role in shaping the national discourse on a wide range of critical issues, including technology, inequality, indebtedness, and democracy. The collection of essays presented here showcases the breadth and depth of Taylor's intellectual pursuits, as she delves into topics such as the growing appeal of socialism, the challenges posed by automation, the politics of listening, the potential for rights to be extended to the natural and non-human world, the future of universities, the urgency of addressing climate catastrophe, and many other pressing concerns. By offering thought-provoking and historically informed perspectives, Taylor invites readers to envision a different future while remaining grounded in the strategic question of how change can be brought about. These essays are both engaging and challenging, offering a fresh perspective on the social problems of our time while remaining relevant and urgent. Taylor's distinctive philosophical style, infused with a political edge, resonates with the growing belief that a radical transformation of our economy and society is necessary to address the pressing challenges we face.

Over the past decade, author and activist Astra Taylor has played a pivotal role in shaping the national discourse on a wide range of critical issues, including technology, inequality, indebtedness, and democracy. The collection of essays presented here showcases the breadth and depth of Taylor's intellectual pursuits, as she delves into topics such as the growing appeal of socialism, the challenges posed by automation, the politics of listening, the potential for rights to be extended to the natural and non-human world, the future of universities, the urgency of addressing climate catastrophe, and many other pressing concerns. By offering thought-provoking and historically informed perspectives, Taylor invites readers to envision a different future while remaining grounded in the strategic question of how change can be brought about. These essays are both engaging and challenging, offering a fresh perspective on the social problems of our time while remaining relevant and urgent. Taylor's distinctive philosophical style, infused with a political edge, resonates with the growing belief that a radical transformation of our economy and society is necessary to address the pressing challenges we face.

\n Weight: 296g\n
Dimension: 133 x 191 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781642594546\n \n