Thank you for following along on our #DegrowthLitMonth journey over the month of December 2023. I hope you found some interesting and insightful books to add to your 'must-read' list. I really can't stress enough how learning about Degrowth has made me realize that there are alternatives to the destructive path we are on. We … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: A summary of some of the key global books on Degrowth
#DegrowthLitMonth: Change: How to Make Big Things Happen
Change: How to Make Big Things Happen, by Damon Centola Published: Jan 19, 2021 Page Count: 320 pages Publisher: Little Brown Spark ISBN-139780316457347 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhY2y__43z8 The 25% tipping point to change behavior If Degrowth is to happen we need to reach a critical mass of people who care more about the planet remaining hospitable to life, … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Change: How to Make Big Things Happen
#DegrowthLitMonth: Ralentir ou périr
Ralentir ou périr: L'économie de la décroissance, by Timothée Parrique Published: 16/09/2022 Pages: 320 ISBN: 9782021508093 Published by Seuil Based on Timothée's extremely popular PhD thesis: The Political Economy of Degrowth, Ralentir ou périr is a top seller in France, and is currently being translated into English, German, Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese languages. 'Slow Down … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Ralentir ou périr
#DegrowthLitMonth: The Jakarta Method
The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and The Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World, by Vincent Bevins Pages: Published: JUN 29, 2021 Published by Pubic Affairs ISBN: 9781541724006 At times you'll be shaking your head, other times you may need to put the book down and walk away while you collect yourself. This book … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: The Jakarta Method
#DegrowthLitMonth: Hospicing Modernity
Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism, by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira Published by: North Atlantic Books Pages: 304 Publish date: Sep 21, 2021 ISBN 9781623176242 A challenging yet important book for anyone involved in trying to change the world, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira asks us "are we doing really enough?" … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Hospicing Modernity
#DegrowthLitMonth: Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto by Kohei Saito, translated by Brian Bergstrom Publisher: Astra Publishing House Pages: 288 ISBN: 9781662602368 Published: 2024-01-09 It is probably a little unusual to include a book which hasn't yet been published in English (and therefore I have not read yet), in a list of must-read books, however the Japanese edition of … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
#DegrowthLitMonth: Dark Emu
Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe Published by Magabala books Pages: 278 ISBN: 9781921248016 Release date: March 1, 2014 Dark Emu is an incredibly well-researched book which uses the diaries and notes of British colonizers to paint a very different picture of pre-colonial Australia than that which we are often told. Far from being "primitive hunter-gatherers", … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Dark Emu
#DegrowthLitMonth: Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era
Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era, edited by Giacomo D'Alisa, Federico Demaria and Giorgos Kallis. 248 pages 12th November, 2014 ISBN: 978-1138000773 First published by Routledge A truly fabulous and necessary book, it includes 51 essays on various topics related the degrowth movement, including Ubuntu, Unions, Nowtopias, Cooperatives, Conviviality, Simplicity, Decolonization of the Imaginary, … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era
#DegrowthLitMonth: Crimes Against Nature
Crimes Against Nature: Capitalism and Global Heating, by Jeff Sparrow 240 pages Scribe publishing Published 2nd November 2021 ISBN: 9781922310705 I read this book last year and have quoted from it many times. I include it in my top eight books of the last few years. It's a very well-written compilation of essays on our … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Crimes Against Nature
#DegrowthLitMonth: Doughnut Economics
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist, by Kate Raworth. 320 pages Chelsea Green Publishing 29th March, 2018 ISBN: 9781603587969 An essential read for anyone who understands that infinite growth on a finite planet is a bad idea, Kate Raworth explores how our economies can be distributive and regenerative by design. Using … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Doughnut Economics
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