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
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Rosie Runs
Rosie is a sleek greyhound who loves to run. And at the start of her story, Rosie Runs–a beautiful, oversized picture book for ages 3-7–that’s exactly what she does, day in and day out: The white mechanical hare scurries in front, and Rosie can just see it from the corner of her eye. Soon she … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Rosie Runs
#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
#DegrowthLitMonth: The Case for Degrowth
The Case for Degrowth, by Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D'Alisa and Federico Demaria. 140 pages Published by Polity Press First published April, 2020 ISBN: 978-1-509-53563-7 A short and concise book about the need for, and benefits of, degrowth, written by some of the experts on the topic. Published just as the world was experiencing … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: The Case for Degrowth
#DegrowthLitMonth: Sand Talk
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, by Tyson Yunkaporta 256/288 pages Publisher: Harper One in the United States ISBN: 978-0062975621 Publisher: Text publishing in Australia Published: 3rd Sept 2019 ISBN: 9781922790514 In Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta brings an Indigenous perspective to various aspects of our lives, including money, eduction, power, economics and … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Sand Talk
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