Robert Biel M (5 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. Capitalism sews chaos throughout society with crises and wars. In the twenty-first century it has begun feeding on this entropy.&Uumlber den AutorRobert Biel M.PhD (1991) International Relations, London School of Economics, tea.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The project of applying general systems theory to social sciences is crucial in today's crisis when social and ecological systems clash. This book concretely demonstrates the necessity of a Marxist approach to this challenge, notably in asserting agency (struggle) as against determinism. It similarly shows how Marxismcan be reinvigorated from a systems perspective.Drawing on his experience in both international systems and low-input agriculture, Biel explores the interaction of social and physical systems, using the conceptual tools of thermodynamics and information. He reveals the early twenty-first century as a period when capitalism starts parasitizing on the chaos it itself creates, notably in the link between the two sides of imperialism: militarism (the war on terror') and speculative finance capital.…