False Dawn: The Delusions Of Global Capitalism - Softcover

Gray, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847081320 ISBN 13: 9781847081322

Publisher: Granta Books, 2009

In the midst of the current financial crisis, John Gray revisits his brilliant polemic against the forces of global capitalism and deregulation. Written over ten years ago, False Dawn is a remarkably prescient book, sharply criticizing the greed and unsustainable economic practices which have proved to be the seeds of a worldwide recession. In a substantial new chapter, Gray considers how the economic landscape has shifted in a decade, and asks the crucial question: where do we go from here?

Review:

'The central message is that we are going to hell in a handcart, as free markets rip up established communities. The idea of a world of liberal democratic and prosperous states on the American model is, he argues, a fantasy...Gray is right' Andrew Marr, Independent 'False Dawn is a powerful analysis of the deepening instability of global capitalism. It should be read by all who are concerned about the future of the world economy' George Soros 'This book is teeming with arguments and ideas...it is hard to put down, and economic liberals would do well to test their ideas against it.' Economist 'We needed a powerful challenge to the simple-minded advocates of globalization. Now we have one. A compelling, important and original book' Will Hutton

About the Author:

JOHN GRAY is Emeritus Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics. He is a regular contributor to the Guardian and the Times Literary Supplement and the author of over a dozen books, including Heresies and the bestselling Straw Dogs. False Dawn has been translated into sixteen languages.

• Publisher: Granta Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847081320
• ISBN 13: 9781847081322
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272