Times of crises : what the financial crisis revealed and how to reinvent our lives and future /
For Michel Serres, economic crises are earthquakes caused by societal tectonic plates. The current crisis erupted because of the widening discrepancy between major social changes and institutions that have remained the same since WWII. Serres, one of the first to bring nature into the political, wri...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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New York, NY :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2014
New York, NY : [2014] |
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| Summary: | For Michel Serres, economic crises are earthquakes caused by societal tectonic plates. The current crisis erupted because of the widening discrepancy between major social changes and institutions that have remained the same since WWII. Serres, one of the first to bring nature into the political, writes, ""To destroy, kill, exploit is worthless. In the long run, it means destroying ourselves."" At a time when the world population has grown so much that it is exhausting natural resources and the environment, we need to rethink cultural, social, and political dynamics. Serres argues that geopolit |
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| Item Description: | Originally published as Temps des crises by Editions Le Pommier, c2009 Originally published as Temps des crises by Editions Le Pommier, ©2009 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 75 pages) 1 online resource (xiii, 75 pages.) : |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1501302329 1623564344 1623567033 9781501302329 9781623564346 9781623567033 |
| Access: | EBL Non-Linear Lending Legal Deposit; |